aid agencies have been sending in assessment teams trying to figure out how many have long term needs. they are concentrating on shelter materials and health conscious that with the monsoon approaching disease could be spread. we try to follow some measures to make them the most manageable and most hygienic. reporter: in this camp they say food and water are in good supply though the picture varies across the city. this is another camp that has thinned out considerably, the city s golf course. the fairways that used to host the rich have been home to displaced. aid agencies are wary of establishing permanent camps but this is just kathmandu. we have so much more of the country that is effected that we don t know much about yet. we need to prioritize the aid coming in on the ground and need to get that where people need it. reporter: as if to underline
misery. dozens of camps have sprung up for those whose houses have been damaged or destroyed but mostly for families who feel safer here. they are beginning to thin out. those families feel more confident about returning home. his house collapsed so he and his family are moving to the home of his brother which is still intact and with whom he runs a handy craft business. these houses. reporter: aid agencies have been sending in assessment teams trying to figure out how many have long term needs. they are concentrating on shelter materials and health conscious with the monsoon approaching disease could quickly spread. if there are going to be established camps and trying to follow measures. in this camp they say food and water are in reasonably good supply though the picture varies
well. wanting to feed the family, wanting to garden. they re doing all the things, they re crafting like crazy. our craft business is really doing extremely well. neil: why is that? because people want to feel good. i mean it s very, it s a down world out there. the news every day is a little bit depressing. but when you go home, you want to not just being a couch potato. we re not couch potatoes any longer. people are real doers. they re fixing up their homes, buying paint. they re buying outdoor furniture. neil: are they more optimistic than they re given credit for? i always think that the media, maybe ourselves included, tend to create this grim image. may not be that grim. i don t know. i think people are still wary. people are still feeling uncomfortable. they want to see some action in terms of what the government is doing. they want to see some real steps forward. but at home, as i say, our business is homecentric. everything we do is