KHAR: Families of the victims of the January 13 US air strike on Damadola village, Bajaur Agency, on Friday demanded compensation from the government to rebuild their homes. In a press statement, Shah Zaman and Sher Afzal, relatives of the dead tribesmen, said the government had not yet compensated the families. Both men said they (victims’ families including children) were spending nights out in the cold because their houses had been destroyed. “Our homes were completely destroyed in the attack and it seems that the government has abandoned us. It hasn’t compensated us yet,” they said, adding, “We are poor and we need the government help to rebuild our houses.” They said the victims’ families did not have any money. “The government should help its citizens,” both men said. NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman announced early this week that the government would compensate the victims’ families.