Aid arrives in Pakistan earthquake zone
31 October 2008
More than 200 people are thought to have been killed in Pakistan, and it is feared the toll could rise much higher.
With some towns and villages completely flattened, aid is beginning to arrive in the devastated Ziyarat and Pishin region of North West Pakistan hit by a 6.4 earthquake in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Al Khair aid workers are on the ground coordinating a response to assist the survivors
of the disaster. An estimated 200 people lost their lives and over 200 people
were injured during the earthquake that struck at 4am on Wednesday morning close to Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan.
"There is great destruction," said Ziarat's mayor, Dilawar Kakar.
"Not a single house is intact."
Our emergency response team brought in relief supplies but there was limited distribution of aid today, leaving shortages of food, water, blankets and tents. The team
is on the ground gathering information needed to coordinate a full response to this disaster.
Al Khair has launched an appeal to assist earthquake survivors. For more information on the appeal or Al Khair’s response to the disaster visit:
www.alkhair.co.uk
For more information or to set up an interview with
Sheik Qasim in Pakistan please call:
Shuaib Yusaf on:
+44 (0) 208 64999 64.
Pakistan Earthquake 2008
Aid agency puts death toll at 500-600
Thousands homeless as villages destroyed
An earthquake has devastated parts of Baluchistan approx. 60 miles from Quetta. 160 are confirmed dead and the death toll is expected to rise sharply as remote areas
are reached.
The rural parts have been the worst hit. The majority of houses are made of mud, so have little resistance to earth tremors. It is estimated 30,000 people
have been affected by the earthquake, with around 15,000 made homeless.
With winter just lurking round the corner, aid agencies are prioritising the purchase of heavy winterised tents as temperatures in the earthquake zone plummet to minus
2 degrees.
Al Khair is assisting families, and people, by providing food items, blankets and kitchen utensils and is working on logistics to deliver aid to the worst affected
areas. Some roads remain cut off and remote villages are inaccessible due to falling debris blocking paths and roads caused by landslides. The region has suffered a
number of aftershocks, which has created panic and sent thousands of people onto the streets in fear for their lives.
Al Khair Response to Pakistan Earthquake
04 November 2008
The one overwhelming lesson to be learnt from previous disasters is that time lost costs lives and any delay can have a devastating impact upon already traumatised
survivors, many of whom are already in a state of shock through have lost loved ones. Many will have been orphaned and lost family members.
Al-Khair Foundation has a substantial and effective presence in the area. Help us to equip our Teams with medical and disaster relief supplies, so that we can help to
avert catastrophe for the survivors.
The Al-Khair Teams have already been mobilised and are awaiting further supplies and resources that Al-Khair Foundation will provide. We have already earmarked 2
million Rupees from Al-Khair funds for immediate relief work to commence.
Our aim is to provide medication to save lives, and provide support to rebuild lives. An extensive knowledge of the affected area will help Al-Khair to do this through
its international relief arm.
We need your Dua's, and we need for you to donate money so that we can acquire the exact resources needed to avoid a disaster becoming a total catastrophe.
Please donate now, online or at
+44 (0) 208 64999 64. Remember, 100% of your donation, without any deductions, will be applied to relief work in
respect of this disaster.
Your help is urgently needed, please donate generously
