2005 KASHMIIR Earthquake
FACT FILE
• On October 8 2005 at 08.50 (Pakistan Standard
Time) the Kashmir Earthquake struck.
• The 7.6-magnitude quake with the epicenter
80km north-east of Islamabad wiped out several
villages.
• At least 500 died in North-West Frontier
Province in Pakistan. More than 450 lost their
lives in the territory of Kashmir. 2000 people are
feared to be dead.
• The town of Uri was worst hit, with 104 dead.
• Into the second week of the relief effort, the
number of confirmed dead kept climbing
insistently, to 1,300 in Indian Kashmir and well
over 40,000 on the Pakistani side, with a further
65,000 injured. Perhaps 3m are homeless.
• The authorities say that about 200 people have
been killed across the state.
PRIMARY EFFECTS
• Buildings destroyed, including homes
• People injured-needed to get to be treated
immediately; medical care
• Food and water supplies are required
• Sanitary needs-toiletries
• Shelter for the homeless, for example tents
DIARY OF EVENTS
• The quake's impact was felt across India.
• In Punjab, shops and houses collapsed and rescuers worked
their way through rubble to find survivors. Its intensity was
felt as far south as the capital Delhi, causing damage to
buildings and houses.
• Landslides have blocked all access roads to Muzaffarabad,
where there is no electricity and telephones.
• But the worst affected parts were the mountain towns
bordering the Pakistani side of Kashmir.
• Many other homes were buried under landslides triggered by
the earthquake.
• The line dividing the two sides of Kashmir is heavily
militarized. The Indian army too suffered casualties and the
Indian air force has been helping to evacuate those who have
been injured.
• A fire broke out in a market in the border town of Uri after the
earthquake. Almost all the shops have been damaged.
• Hospitals have been geared up for receiving casualties and
doctors on leave have been asked to resume duty immediately.
SECONDARY EFFECTS
• Hospitals have received hundreds of trauma
cases. Many people are still staying out of their
homes, fearing more tremors.
• People becoming homeless
• Aftershocks for the victims
• No electricity and telephones
• Businesses have to be closed down
HUMAN RESPONSE
Aftershocks continue in the affected areas. The delivery of
humanitarian assistance is constricted by the mountainous
area, cold weather, and damaged or collapsed infrastructure.
The administration is working overtime to restore essential
supplies like electricity and water disrupted by the
earthquake.
The administration is working overtime to restore essential
supplies such as electricity and water, disrupted by the
earthquake. 400 tents have been sent to the worst-affected
areas.