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Afghanistan-Pak-India
Detail on the Pak earthquakes
2005-10-09
  • NWFP: The death toll from the earthquake has risen to over 1,600 in NWFP, said Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani. At least 550 people were killed and 1,700 injured in the Mansehra district of NWFP, a senior police officer said.

  • Muzaffarabad: Around 1,600 people died in Kashmir from the earthquake, said Kashmir President Sardar Mohammad Anwar. “This is my conservative guess, and the death toll could be much higher,” Anwar told a private television channel.

  • Shangla: More than 70 people have been killed in the tremors which jolted Shangla and nearby localities early on Saturday morning.

  • Murree: At least 24 people have been killed, several injured and scores of houses have collapsed after high-intensity jolts hit Murree and surrounding areas in the early hours of Saturday.

  • Multan: At least three people, including a school-girl, died and more than 36 were injured when a number buildings, mud-houses and school buildings collapsed in the suburbs of Taunsa Sharif, Bhakkar and Leiah.

  • Northern Areas: Three people were reportedly killed and three others injured in the Northern Areas.

  • Lahore: A teenager was killed and five others sustained minor injuries following the collapse of a roof of a plaza at the New Alamgir Market in the Shah Alam area.
Posted by:Fred

#11  I'm sure their Saudi patrons will switch the madrassah/jihad funding to infrastructure rebuilding funds....right? I mean, the Paks aren't just useful fodder, are they?


right....
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-09 20:04  

#10  I have great sympathy for the women and children killed, but not for the men.

Likewise, Old Patriot. In a patriarchal society that is rigidly controlled by men, it is they who must now bear responsibility for their massive misapplication of resources. The construction of so many fanatical madrassahs amidst a complete and total lack of responsible civil engineering, building inspection protocol or even remotely adequate emergency preparedness, stands as a searing indictment of their willful malfeasance. All their corrupt government officials and venomous imams may as well have strangled each earthquake victim with their bare hands.
Posted by: Zenster   2005-10-09 19:59  

#9  HERE is the 10-degree square where Saturday's earthquake, and today's aftershocks, are plotted out. The area is still being shaken quite heavily.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2005-10-09 18:15  

#8  HERE is the 10-degree square where Saturday's earthquake, and today's aftershocks, are plotted out. The area is still being shaken quite heavily.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2005-10-09 18:15  

#7  HERE is the 10-degree square where Saturday's earthquake, and today's aftershocks, are plotted out. The area is still being shaken quite heavily.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2005-10-09 18:14  

#6  Phil, I get nothing but a blank page from your link.

I've checked all the "usual suspects", and there is no "after" imagery available yet. Most of the area is under heavy clouds and really crappy weather. It's going to be awhile before we can actually SEE the damage.

I have great sympathy for the women and children killed, but not for the men. There's a major difference between the God Jehovah and the moon god "Allan". God gave us brains to learn that when one crustal plate is ramming into another, earthquakes are going to happen, they're going to be severe, and you have to build to accommodate that fact. Worshipers of "Allan" say, "It's God's will if my home collapses", and totally ignore common sense or engineering. Being "stuck on stupid" is deadly, as the world once again learned yesterday.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2005-10-09 18:06  

#5  Argh! Here's the proper link.
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2005-10-09 12:06  

#4  I wonder if the madrassah students will have to interrupt their studies for a while to remove rubble...
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-10-09 12:06  

#3  For the curious, I checked to see what Google had on their maps site re: Islamabad, but this was the only imagery they had. You can zoom in on the image, but it starts looking blurry. Someone like OP might be able to glean something useful from this, but I can't.
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2005-10-09 12:05  

#2   FOX reported the only damage in Islamabad was a ten story building housing UN diplomats.

This raises a whole bunch of other questions... how many other buildings are there of that size and height in Islamabad? How recent is their construction?
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2005-10-09 11:53  

#1  FOX reported the only damage in Islamabad was a ten story building housing UN diplomats. A reporter called in from the region and mentioned Egyptian, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese nationals reportedly killed as well as from Kosovo. Interesting bunch, huh? I hope the British team sent to help includes MI5 to search this rubble.
Posted by: Danielle   2005-10-09 11:30  

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