More than 100 people have been killed in an earthquake in struck parts of Balochistan whereas scores of people still trapped under the rubbles.
Dozend of injured are under treatment as government has imposed emergency in all the hospitals of the province.
Pishin, Ziarat, Qila Abdullah, Chaman, Loralai, Sibbi, Mastung are hit badly areas. Several houses and buildings have been collapsed.
According to geological survey of Pakistan, the epicenter of the quake was in Chiltan mountains. Ziarat is the worst hit area where 10 people were killed after land sliding whereas four people were killed in Khanozai. Death toll in different parts of Balchistan has reached to 33. Ten bodies had recovered from the rubbles and shifted to hospital in Ziarat.
at least 160 are noted as dead so far
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7696639.stm
pictures by BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7696717.stm
How come this is not a leading news admin? News channels are showing live covg for hours and after shocks are still being felt. May Allah bless them all. Ameen
May Allah give much strength to the affectees to bear this loss, aameen.
Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 11:32:42 UTC
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 04:32:42 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 30.546°N, 67.447°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region PAKISTAN
Distances 60 km (35 miles) NE of Quetta, Pakistan
185 km (115 miles) NNE of Kalat, Pakistan
205 km (125 miles) SE of Kandahar, Afghanistan
640 km (395 miles) WSW of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008ytbk.php#details
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2008/10/081030_bal_quake_relief_rh.shtml
I fail to understand what the hell the government is doing ??? If it was their own loved ones they will have not left an stone unturned….. What is the use of comittee/conference/meetings? the need of the hour is action. People need action, death does not wait for the government to reach a decesion….
@busybee
“I fail to understand what the hell the government is doing ”
What you fail to understand is we have no government….
Alright, brothers let play part in it as well despite being sympathetic for our countrymen:
http://www.muslimaid.org/index.php/get-involved/donate-online.
Please donate ur sadaqa’s – Jazak’Allah ….
Pakistani quake surviors beg for shelter from cold
…”We’ve got food, we’ve got relief, but we don’t have tents which can save our children from the cold,” said Rehmat Kakar, a 70-year-old farmer standing by the rubble of his house in Wam Khazi village.
“We want those tents urgently. Please save our children, don’t let them die,” said Kakar, who said that four of his seven children were killed in the quake….
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