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KASHMIR Earthquake
Facts & Figures
Background
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On
October 8, 2005 at 8:50 am, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake
struck Azad Kashmir, parts of Indian held Kashmir and
northern Pakistan. The epicenter was situated in the
Muzaffarabad area (highly populated and nearly destroyed),
60 miles north-northeast of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.
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It
devastated an area of more the 30,000 square miles. Cities
like Balakot, Muzaffarabad, Bagh, and all small villages
being razed to the ground. lWhole
mountain sides fell into rivers, villages disappeared, all
roads were destroyed. Towns
in Indian held Kashmir were also affected.
Just
the numbers (as of 11/5, compiled from various news sources)
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73,276 official
death toll in Pakistan, (79,000 unofficial); 1,307
official death toll in India.
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Over 79,000
injured in Pakistani side; 4,500 in Indian side.
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Over 3 million
homeless in Pakistani side; 1 million in Indian side.
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Indian government
has not requested int’l assistance.
In
Azad Kashmir & Northern Pakistan
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3.2-3.5 million
population affected (500,000 families).
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1.6-2.2 million
vulnerable population (women and children).
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10,000 children at
risk of dying.
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250,000 people
above the snow line face life threatening situation.
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Thousands of
villages have affected.
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500,000 people in
remote areas were hardly accessible.
Education
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10,000 school
buildings affected
(6300 totally destroyed)
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960,000 children
need school support
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School enrollment
is expected to fall by about 20,000 with an estimated
11,000 children reportedly injured and 17,000 missing or
dead
According
to the United Nations, half of the 73,000 people who died in
the 8 October quake were children. Some 18,000 of these
victims were school pupils, killed as more than 6,000
buildings collapsed on top of them.
Many
of the children who survived remain deeply traumatised, with
the lack of expert care or counselling available to them
after the quake adding to their suffering. Many are still
too terrified to go to school, recalling the screams and
cries of dying classmates, and others refuse to sleep
indoors, despite the chill creeping into the October air as
winter approaches.
While
the makeshift schools have helped many children resume at
least some semblance of normal life, and teachers say the
classrooms under canvas helped pupils recover from their
fear of entering buildings, there are thousands who still
remain out of school.
Medical
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3.2 to 3.5 million
people require medical care.
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Of the 564
hospitals in the affected area, 291 are destroyed, 74
partially damaged and only 199 are functioning.
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13,000 surgical
operations carried out, 436 amputations to date.
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Acute Respiratory
Infection (ARI) is the most common diagnosis reported.
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Medecins Sans
Frontiers were warning of a potential water-borne disease
epidemic.
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Because of lack of
medical treatment, people are dying from treatable
illnesses such as malnutrition, pneumonia, diarrhea,
tetanus. Without immunizations, children are particularly
at risk.
Housing/Shelter
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500,000
shelters/tents required; 315,647 distributed leaving a
shortage of nearly 200,000+ tents.
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472,383 houses
destroyed total.
Food
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2.3 million people
require food assistance.
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Due to damaged
food stocks, food requirements are anticipated until
mid-March. Priority now is to airlift 3-4 month supply of
food.
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Kashmir
Relief & Development Foundation (KRDF)
Registered Charity
in
England and Wales
No. 1114625
63 Hoe Street, Walthamstow,
London E17 4SA
Phone :-+44 203 042 5470 Email: -
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