Pakistani rescuers pulled 160 bodies from the rubble of hundreds of
mud-walled homes in the southwestern province of Baluchistan on
Wednesday after a powerful earthquake struck, government officials
said. Photo: REUTERS/Rizwan Saeed, courtesy alertnet.org
New Creative Helping Hand In Pakistan is rushing medical aid and
emergency supplies to isolated villages affected by yesterday's 6.4-
magnitude earthquake in western Pakistan, which killed at least 700
people and destroyed about 1,500 homes in the remote province of
Balochistan.
Your Support Will Send Critical Aid
Balochistan early on the morning of October 29, triggering landslides
that instantly buried hundreds of homes. The initial earthquake has
been followed by at least 20 aftershocks — some as large as 6.2 on the
Richter scale — causing even more damage.
Survivors Struggle in Frigid Temperatures
Temperatures are very low in the region — and even more extreme
temperatures are expected as winter approaches — so the primary
material needs reported are blankets, warm clothes and sturdy tents.
New Creative Helping Hand In Pakistan will continue and expand
emergency assistance while further assessing the population's needs.
Additional medical and emergency support staff is on its way to the
affected area to strengthen the operation.
Your support is critical as we focus our efforts in some of Pakistan's
poorest and most isolated areas.
For Donations:
Account No:- New Creative Helping Hand In Pakistan (01-1545234-01).
Standard Chartered Bank Abbottabad Branch Pakistan.