Earthquake in Pakistan 2005

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Figuring out China’s Energy Needs

June 10th 2008

Recent trouble with so called ‘earthquake lakes’ in China highlights the problem of dam construction in China and the future of Chinese energy security inparticular.

Ten days are up

May 23rd 2008

Indeed ten days are up and the Earthquake relief phase moves into a frighteningly harsh period: the rehabilitation of more than five million people.
Now the clamour is for tents, tents and more tents… 3.3 million to be exact. According to today’s China Daily over 400,000 tents have been sent to the earthquake area and […]

One Door Open, One Door Closed

May 20th 2008

May 2008 will surely always be remembered as one of the most horrifying months on record for natural disasters. Already its hallmarks have been almost 150,000 dead and literally millions homeless, suffering and starving.
Just a week ago here in China, an Earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale rocked Eastern China to its core […]

Earthquake Update: Progress in Chains

October 20th 2007

Two years on after Pakistan’s worst disaster in living memory made a population half the size of London homeless and destroyed an area the size of Belgium, life is slowly returning to normal, but it will take time.
People aren’t dying, freezing or starving for lack of aid or attention. But on the other hand […]

Earthquake Response - On the Front Line

October 20th 2007

ActionAid have been instrumental in Pakistan ever since they first set their office up there 15 years ago. After the onset of the Earthquake, confusion and chaos ruled across the north of the country. Aid was being delivered left, right and centre with little co-ordination from the Government or UN. ActionAid set […]

Earthquake Update - November 2006

November 20th 2006

If we don’t take the quake-affected people seriously, history may never forgive us.

Dawn Newspaper, 08 October 2006
So wrote the Dawn Newspaper exactly one year to the day that 3.5 million lives were turned upside down by Pakistan’s worst natural disaster. See below for a reminder.
The Present: Balakot
Before we plunge in, take a breather and picture […]

Earthquake Update - January 2006

January 20th 2006

Most people believe it was an act of God. Others don’t.
But the fact of the matter is that the Oct. 08 Earthquake in Pakistan fully affected the lives of millions. The statistics are staggering. The final death toll stands at 73,388 dead and 69,412 injured (official figures). With winter raging more could still die. The […]

Earthquake Appeal - November 2005

November 14th 2005

On October 8, 2005 a 7.6 Richter scale earthquake struck Pakistan/Indian Occupied Kashmir and part of Northern Afghanistan. One Week on the figures keep climbing and every minute spent by us in our cosy homes is one minute spent by a farmer with none. Zero. With Winter days away.

This was the information […]

19th October 2005 - Assessments

October 19th 2005

The following was a report I submitted to Sungi’s office in Muzaffarabad, shortly after an eye-opening field visit to the village of Batlian, 25kms away.
Location : Batlian Village , Union Council Gardi Dupata
Organization : Sungi Development Foundation
Contact Person : Malick Abdul Rasheed Awan
Contact No : 052250 424527
Summary: Assessment of Relief in villages surrounding Batlian, […]

18th October 2005 - First Day in the field

October 18th 2005

A little disorientated. Everything has happened so fast. Woke up this morning in Sungi head office, Abbotabad (or ‘Eptabad’ as they say here). Sungi is the leading NGO working in the quake affected area with a large network of field offices in Mansehra, Muzaffarabad, Balakot and Battagram. Each area is currently spearheading each district […]