The Aftermath of Aftershocks
This morning around 1:30am, 85 miles north of
The death toll is still estimated to be over 35,000 while the number of somehow effected people stands at over 4 million, and the number of people left homeless is rapidly climbing above 2.5 million.
President General Pervez Musharraf acknowledged initial delays in his government’s response but said the relief operation was now in full swing. “Full swing” is hardly the phrase as earthquake aid has become the world’s biggest relief project ever, with donations steadily flowing in from approximately 30 different countries. Food, tents, blankets, water, medicine, and all possible supplies are being rushed to the victims, mostly by transport helicopters.
As was the case of the tsunami victims last year, the outbreak of disease across affected areas is now feared more than ever.
Once again, for those outside of Pakistan who want to help out, we ask you to please visit the Islamic Medical Association of North America to make a donation, and if unable to do so, please pass the word on to those who can. For as it is written in the Qur’an, “and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people.” (5:32)
Furthermore, we ask that you continue to inclue the people affected in your prayers, and ask others around you to do the same. May Allah (s.w.t) help those in their time of need, bless those who have offered help, and be mericful to those who are no longer with us.
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October 14th, 2005 at 6:24 pm
I feel sorry for the victims and for the whole nation, this is the time when we should stand together and help the effected areas and the people who have paid the price for their lifes, And this is the time when Our Govt should think and realized that 75% 80% of our national budget which is going to our Defence is too much and we should take some action against it.
October 17th, 2005 at 10:39 am
Just as Waqas Hssain siad i also feel sorry for the victims whos were in the disaster.Although i fell wierd about all these disasters happening,like the hurricanes and stuff.We shall have faith in the surviors of the earthquake.
October 29th, 2005 at 6:05 pm
No issue bigger than Earthquake Issue
“We are endangered because of known dangers. There are also unknown dangers ahead so we are endangered and dangers we have controlled do not promise us endangering again”
An earthquake is a vibration of the Earth produced by a rapid release of energy. The main features include the focus, the location within the Earth where the earthquake rupture starts, and the epicenter, the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus. Earthquakes have a greater effect on society than most people think. These effects range from economical to structural to mental. An earthquake only occurs for a few brief moments; the aftershocks can continue for weeks; the damage can continue for years.
When dead were awakening, it must have seemed like an act of ultimate power. From miles above the earth, mountains groaned with inhuman voices. On the frail surface, homes made of wood, decaying cement and cinderblock were flattened. For a moment, silence. And then the human voices: whispers, whimpers, shouts and cries– A massive earthquake of 7.6 magnitude that killed more than 30,000 people in northern Pakistan and governments around the globe deployed emergency rescue, pledged money and sent aid.
In the aftermath of earthquake, which devastated villages and towns across northern Pakistan, thousands of working class and poor residents reacted in anger over delays in government relief. They have ransack food stores and other locations and clashed with relief workers in a desperate search for food and water.
According to relief workers, virtually no basic emergency aid has reached the disaster areas, even three days after the earthquake. International relief agencies say food distribution systems have broken down and that insufficient supplies have been airlifted into the disaster zone.
Government of Pakistan under President Musharaf’s Leadership is trying its level best to reach unreachable areas where relief is required and also admits the fact that survivors of earthquakes face both the danger of death or physical injury and the loss of their loved ones, homes, possessions, and communities. The effects of these traumas are immeasurable and long lasting. Survivors are at high risk for behavioral and emotional readjustment problems and problems like “nervous reactions” and “reactive depression”.
The earthquake, which left as many as 30,000 dead, hit Pakistan with a tenuous hold on political stability. Crises, whether natural or man-made, tend to beget political instability. Will the political aftershocks of the earthquake be even stronger than the initial quake?