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This girl was among those being treated at a hospital in Peshawar, in Pakistan

Image: This girl was among those being treated at a hospital in Peshawar, in Pakistan

bbc.com - October 26th, 2015

More than 260 people have died, mostly in Pakistan, after a magnitude-7.5 earthquake hit north-eastern Afghanistan.

Tremors from the quake were also felt in northern India and Tajikistan.

At least 12 of the victims were Afghan schoolgirls killed in a crush as they tried to get out of their building.

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Afghanistan earthquake: rescue teams struggling to reach survivors

Aid agencies in Pakistan and Afghanistan say freezing weather and destruction of homes and roads has put more lives at risk

theguardian.com - by Jon Boone - October 28, 2015

Freezing weather, blocked roads and a lack of shelter are endangering the lives of the survivors of the earthquake that rocked Afghanistan and Pakistan, aid agencies have warned.

The powerful 7.5 magnitude quake on Monday has killed 370 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Two days after the disaster, rescue workers were still struggling to get to far-flung areas in the mountainous and poverty-stricken region.

Médecins sans Frontières said its teams in the region were shifting their focus from the immediate needs of the wounded to working out how to provide hygiene kits and shelter to survivors.

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On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:05 AM, Kathy Gilbeaux via admin <
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> .... Afghanistan earthquake: rescue teams struggling to reach survivors
>
> *Aid agencies in Pakistan and Afghanistan say freezing weather and
> destruction of homes and roads has put more lives at risk*
>
> theguardian.com - by Jon Boone - October 28, 2015
>
> Freezing weather, blocked roads and a lack of shelter are endangering the
> lives of the survivors of the earthquake that rocked Afghanistan and
> Pakistan, aid agencies have warned.
>
> The powerful 7.5 magnitude quake on Monday has killed 370 people and
> destroyed thousands of homes. Two days after the disaster, rescue workers
> were still struggling to get to far-flung areas in the mountainous and
> poverty-stricken region.
>
> Médecins sans Frontières said its teams in the region were shifting their
> focus from the immediate needs of the wounded to working out how to provide
> hygiene kits and shelter to survivors.
>
> (READ COMPLETE ARTICLE) [1]
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AN EXPANDING LIST OF NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES ON THE AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE
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CLICK HERE - Humanity Road - Earthquake - Afghanistan / Pakistan - October 26, 2015

CLICK HERE - reliefweb - Afghanistan/Pakistan: Earthquake - Oct 2015

 

 

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