Pakistan: News and Lessons on the Recent Tragedy

The quake toll may be 50,000 lives, according to the Daily Pakistan article of October 11. The prime minister has appointed Maj Gen Farooq Ahmed to head up the massive relief efforts. For more details on local progress at recovery, the full article is at:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-10-2005_pg1_1

Another article in the Times states that, “Health Minister Muhammad Nair Khan has warned of the threat of epidemics in the quake-hit areas due to decomposing bodies and water contamination.”  Speaking at a press conference at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, he said,  “cholera, tetanus, diarrhea and other enteric diseases could spread in these areas.” For the full article about health threats in the region, go to:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-10-2005_pg7_38

Other articles related to the crisis can be located at the search results link:

http://search.freefind.com/find.html=crisis&&pageid=r&lang=en&query=crisis+management&h=all

Earthquake Chronology—750,000 Lives Lost in 30 Years

Earthquakes alone have cost 750,000 lives in only the past 30 years.  Deutsche World provides a chronology at the following link: