Earthquake Reports
Earthquake victims in Lahore leave for AJK and NWFP
Saba Sadiq, adviser to the Punjab chief minister on
Design for a Winterized Home.
These are modular in constructions, made up of blocks of interlocking
modules, as shown in the attached figures. These blocks can be
fabricated by plastic molding machines; each block is a 2x1x0.2 feet
plastic molded container, the air in the container acts as an insulator
making them ideal for constructing winterized home. They snap on next to each other and can be placed in the form of a wall, making them ideal for a quick building project.
Karachi: on top of EarthQuake Fault Lines
“While Karachi lies close to a major fault line, it is situated on or close to four minor faults. The first is called the Allah Bund fault and it passes through the coastal town of Shah Bundar, the area around Pakistan Steel Mills and runs through eastern parts of the city ending near Cape Monz. Another fault lies in the Rann of Kutch near Sindh’s southeastern border with India. The third is called the Pubb fault which lies near the Mekran coast west of the city while a fourth is located in Dadu district on the northern boundary of Karachi.”
Earthquake Crevasse in Kashmir Swallows Public Library
The only public library in the area of
Rawalakot: city of the homeless
Saturday’s devastating earthquake has hit the residents of Azad Kashmir in many ways. Unlike Muzzafarabad and Bagh districts, the disaster has stolen shelter virtually from every single inhabitant of Rawalakot city.
One thousand hospitals in Pakistan destroyed in quake: UN
About one thousand hospitals were “completely destroyed” in the earthquake in Pakistan, severely hampering urgent medical treatment for thousands of injured people, the United Nations said Tuesday.
The estimate was contained in a UN situation report on the international aid operation following the quake that devastated areas north of the capital Islamabad on Saturday, as well as parts
of northern India and Afghanistan.
Quetta: Kallat jolts with minor quake
Some low intensity earthquake jolts were observed in Kallat district of Quetta today.
According to Met office, Quetta, the jolts Cialis buy were experienced in Sorab area of Kallat district, however no casualties have been reported yet.
Source: The News
Muzaffarabad is a ghost town from dark ages
With entire suburban population heading to the town in hope of relief, more danger of disease is at hand with some 20,000 bodies decaying underneath the rubble and over countless injured living in the worst unhygienic conditions.