mexico city first visit camp days sept. 19 earthquake report collapse build around city different type shock row row tiny tin shack cram small lot hide behind high fence middle class neighborhood lindavista hundreds families lose home earthquake 32 years ago live deplorable condition children grandchildren bear interminable wait promise government-subsidized home 1985 earthquake define moment mexican capital death toll still dispute least 5,000 kill say many die three decades hundreds victims still live hovels encampments across sprawl city 20 million late quake make thousands people homeless first impression camp little menace smell marijuana hang air residents warn thieve petty crime blame new arrivals people move occupy shack leave families receive new home strong sense community prevail among 1985 earthquake survivors necessary perhaps families share outdoor toilets use bar electric cable heat water bathe see among many latin america poor people resourcefulness families kind work many set small businesses like food stand sell tacos makeshift photocopy shop roadside one woman make live charge toilet paper access bathroom accord leaders lindavista camp ramshackle shack home around 750 people divide roughly 250 families almost 200 children grandchildren originally resettle accord local leaders least six camp exist capital mexico city house institute say since 2016 deliver 173 home victims 1985 quake expect hand 120 end next year click reut.rs/2go1os4 relate photo essay mexican slum decades-long wait quake relief