The earthquake that hit Pakistan a few day ago, has been made more complicated by tensions in the region.
Rockets in the region have been reported to have been fired.
There are Parties in the area that are too many to enumerate and name in this article.
Nevertheless, here is an outline of the situation:
Geographic location:
picture of girl victim
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Results/ aftermath of earthquake estimates:- 350 dead
- 600 injured
- 21,000 houses destroyed
- many missing, might be buried under rubble or collapsed structures
Challenges:- Temperatures around 100 degrees Fahrenheit
- Dry climatic conditions
- Infrastructures might not be as closely placed together as they are in big cities
Scarcities/ what they need and have little of:- Housing
- Clean drinking water
- News.net says the main hospital in the area does not have an X-ray machine or laboratory
What is needed ASAP/ as soon as possible:- Clean drinkable water
- X-ray machines
- Medical equipment to check for internal bleeding and injuries that might not be readily apparent from view of the outside
- Temporary housing structures might be of assistance
- Facilitating search for missing persons, equipment
This article translated into Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, and a few others:
Arabic:
http://www.headlinecrestnews.com/in-arabic.phpUrdu:
http://www.headlinecrestnews.com/in-urdu.phpHindi:
http://www.headlinecrestnews.com/in-hindi.phpGujarati:
http://www.headlinecrestnews.com/in-gujarati.phpThe links to language pages are in the green column on the far right of this main page.
Region of Earthquake/ map of location of Arawan:
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