Pakistan Earthquake Appeal
The quake early on Wednesday (29/10) has left more than 15,000 people homeless, with many victims still buried under rubble, officials said. Rescue efforts have begun after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in southwestern Pakistan killed more than 170 people.
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31 Oct 2008
As part of the UWT emergency response team, we arrived Quetta yesterday morning. As the worst affected area was the region and towns surrounding Ziarat we decided to travel there first. We visited 4 main affected villages
(a) Kottal Wam - 30 km from Ziarat.
(b) Wamm - 27 km from Ziarat.
(c) Kan Bangla - 24 km from Ziarat.
(d) Kachha - 22 km from Ziarat.
Thousands of people have been affected by the disaster. We saw 370 families who had become homeless and most of the injured had lost a body part or more.
As the death toll rises, many NGOs have started relief operations. Today Ummah Welfare Trust is distributing food packages and has established a few medical camps. As the winter season has began, we are also in the process of providing winter clothes and bedding items.
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Officials in Balochistan say they expect the toll to rise.
The tremor struck 70km (45 miles) northeast of the provincial capital, Quetta at 0409 (2309GMT Tuesday) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), the US Geological Survey said. Many houses collapsed during the quake and some were destroyed in landslides that followed it, officials said.
Most of the casualties were from two villages on the outskirts of Ziarat town. Balochistan chief minister Nawab Aslam Khan Raisani ordered declaration of emergency in the hospitals of the affected areas. These areas, situated on steep terrain, were badly damaged by landslides caused by the quake. Officials and hospital staff said scores of people had been injured, most when mud walls collapsed or in the panic when people rushed from their homes.
The tremors were felt in Quetta, Ziarat, Pishin, Qila Abdullah, Mastung, Sibi, Bolan, Kuchlak and Loralai areas. The epicentre was near the scenic valley of Ziarat, one of the main tourist spots in Baluchistan province.
Officials in the hilly Ziarat district, said many houses had collapsed and some had been destroyed in landslides trigged by the quake.
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