Title: Kashmir Earthquake 8th October 2005
1Kashmir Earthquake8th October 2005
2This is another major natural disaster following
on from the Tsunami at Christmas 2004 and
Hurricane Katrina in August 2005
3- The 7.6-magnitude earthquake took place on
Saturday 8th October at 0925 local time. -
- The epicentre was Muzzaffarabad the capital of
the Pakistan administered region of Kashmir, 80km
north-east of Islamabad.
4- It is thought to be the strongest earthquake
to hit the region in a century. - It was followed by 20 powerful aftershocks
- Many villages have been wiped off the face
of the earth President Musharraf
5A destroyed military building in Kuri
http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/432578
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6The effects of the earthquake were felt as far
away as Lahore
BBC news http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_a
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7Effects of the earthquake
- An entire generation of young people has been
wiped out in the areas worst hit - Children have been the biggest number of
casualties as many had just started lessons when
the earthquake struck and were killed when their
schools collapsed. - Children made up half the population of the
affected area and were particularly vulnerable,
UNICEF has said.
8We slept in the open fields last night. There
were no tents, no food everything is gone. We all
rushed out only to see our house going down in
front of our own eyes. 13 year old pupil
- The children and other survivors will be
vulnerable to hunger,cold illness and trauma.
9Aerial photograph of the total devastation
- "All official buildings have collapsed"
- Landslides have blocked all access roads to
Muzaffarabad, where there is no electricity and
telephones.
http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/432300
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10- In Balakot, where two schools collapsed,
relatives were frantically digging with bare
hands for the several hundred children trapped
inside.
http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/432300
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11Aid needed
- President Musharraf appealed for
- tents, medicines, money and helicopters - the
bigger the better - Why would these items be required ?
12Offers of aid
- Foreign NGOs e.g. Oxfam, UNICEF,
International Red Cross -
- Foreign governments e.g. U.K, Malaysia
http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/432149
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13- By Sunday some foreign rescue teams had arrived.
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- Members of the International Rescue Corps, have
used life-detecting sensors to locate a
thirteen-year-old boy from under the rubble. - With thousands already dead, many in Kashmir have
been highly critical of the government's relief
efforts and say it's too little, too late.
14Rescue teams
- The international rescue teams are working with
specialised equipment such as CO2 sniffers and
snake-eye cameras to move through the building. - They have special listening equipment and
specially trained dogs to help them too.
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- The once-thriving town of Balakot has
suffered extensive damage. - The toll is expected to rise to about 8,000.
70 bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of
the collapsed schools, but as many as 650
children may have been buried in the rubble.
About 200 soldiers are also thought to have been
killed by landslides and falling debris. - The death toll continues to rise.
16How did the earthquake occur
- The earthquake in Pakistan is the result of
India's long-term, gradual, geological movement
north into Asia at a speed of five centimetres a
year - a millimetre per week.
http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/432258
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17Earthquake animation
- http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4126809.stm
18Interactive maps and links
- http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/432262
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- The total death toll in the region is
thought to be over 20,000 - (10th October)
- Many are missing feared dead. Many people
in the U.K. have relatives in this area. They are
desperately trying to get news of their families.
20What can we do ?