Another Earth quake in Pakistan

tearstosmile
By tearstosmile

Pakistan quake kills 170

An injured man comforting his relative after an earthquake hit the
historic hill town of Ziarat in Balochistan province yesterday.

The 6.4-magnitude pre-dawn quake flattened mud houses and triggered landslides in the province, killing or injuring their occupants as they slept. Survivors were sent screaming into the streets in panic,
eyewitnesses said. At least eight villages were badly hit by the massive tremors, officials said, voicing fears that some 46,000 people living in the wider region could now be in need of shelter and other assistance. Dilawar Kakar, mayor of Ziarat, about 50km north of the provincial
capital Quetta, said the death toll stood at 170, while about 400 people in the area were injured.

God bless them

"Keep smiling"

By heero_yuy2• 30 Oct 2008 16:37
heero_yuy2

Pakistan has been hit hard these days...

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By SouthLand• 30 Oct 2008 15:11
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SouthLand

If you can say it that way, it was in remote site with few casualties.

WAM, Pakistan, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani army helicopters scoured mountains on Thursday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed about 215 people as stunned survivors sifted through the rubble of their homes.

The 6.4 magnitude quake struck the Ziarat valley in the southwestern province of Baluchistan at dawn on Wednesday, leveling about 1,500 mud-walled houses, triggering landslides and leaving nearly 15,000 people homeless.

Efforts shifted from rescue to relief as hundreds of injured people were taken to hospitals. But a senior military official said searches were being conducted in the mountains above the valley for any stranded villagers.

Most of the valley's 50,000 people slept out in freezing temperatures on Wednesday night, either because their homes were destroyed or damaged, or because about 20 aftershocks, the biggest of 6.2 magnitude, left them too scared to sleep indoors.

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By Xray• 30 Oct 2008 13:46
Xray

May God help Pakistan to come out from all its difficulties...

By mzain• 30 Oct 2008 13:19
mzain

...........May Allah bless Pakistan!!.............

By Formatted Soul• 30 Oct 2008 09:54
Formatted Soul

really sad... political turmoil...terrorism...natural calamities ..what more?

I feel sorry for them..

By maani• 30 Oct 2008 09:49
maani

Allah Pakistan ki Madad kery Ameen.

By tearstosmile• 30 Oct 2008 09:42
tearstosmile

God will save and peace on the earth.

"Keep smiling"

By Bahraini83• 30 Oct 2008 09:28
Bahraini83

saw it in the news last night .. :(

felt sorry for the people there

thanked god we're in a safe place

By anonymous• 30 Oct 2008 09:11
anonymous

Very sad really...

"I have a pair of eyes but I can't see U everyday...

I have a pair of ears but I can't hear U everytime....

But...

I have only one heart that remembers U everyseconds......"

By Arien• 30 Oct 2008 09:09
Arien

Ok, I am sort of addicted to some of the daily websites.. ma day starts hitting their headlines.. ;)

By mjamille28• 30 Oct 2008 09:04
mjamille28

well, arien, i barely have time to watch news, let alone read the papers,..if i do read the papers, it's just to scan the pages for tenders for my company. i work the straight shift, so when i get home, i only got time to spend with my daughter...

By Arien• 30 Oct 2008 09:01
Arien

MJ it happend yestrday and its in all major news dailies..

Its sad .. Hope everything gets sorted for the country and its people.

By SPEED• 30 Oct 2008 08:56
SPEED

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By tearstosmile• 30 Oct 2008 08:54
tearstosmile

Thanks for source, i forget to put in my post.

Pakistan Really in tourble, hopefully it will come back soon. Its matter of a Good leadership.

"Keep smiling"

By SPEED• 30 Oct 2008 08:49
SPEED

here is the source: http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=251316&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56

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By mjamille28• 30 Oct 2008 08:32
Rating: 2/5
mjamille28

care to cite your source?

By britexpat• 30 Oct 2008 08:28
britexpat

The country is going through a really bad patch.. Corrupt leadership, sagging economy, mounting debt and now this..

Let's hope and pray that things improve for the ordinary man..

By Khanan• 30 Oct 2008 08:26
Khanan

Pakistan is in trouble...

both natural and men made troubles..

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