Facts about Pakistan Earthquake 2005
On the morning of October 8, 2005, an earthquake struck Pakistan at 8:50 AM local time with a magnitude of 7.6. The earthquake lasted two minutes killing 100,000 people. On November 19, 2005 it was estimated that the international community as a whole pledged about 5.8 billion USD, but as a matter of fact about more than half of this amount was given as a loan and not as an aid. Then the corrupt Pakistani government made it sure that the aid could not reach the affected people and now as more than eighteen months have passed to this incident those people who somehow survived the earthquake but lost their homes in it are still suffering and are living in tents under critical whether conditions as they dont have any other option. Survivors of the Oct 2005 earthquake in Balakot are facing extreme hardships due to the freezing temperature in the area. They are living through the hardest days and looking for a miracle to end their miseries, said journalist Shahjehan Khan, who still lives in a damaged tent in the town. The number of patients has increased due to the inclement weather conditions. There is one hospital in the town constructed by a local cellular company Paktel, but the patients remain unattended due to the absence of doctors and paramedical staff. |
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