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FAST Relief [Update]: Aftershock rattles Pakistan as disease spreads among survivors
5A strong aftershock rattled southwestern Pakistan Saturday, as aid agencies warned that disease had begun to spread among tens of thousands of earthquake survivors waiting for relief supplies.
The 5.0-magnitude quake struck just before 6am in the mountainous province of Baluchistan, where a powerful pre-dawn tremor on Wednesday killed up to 300 people and left 70,000 people homeless.
There were no immediate reports of further casualties or damage as a result of the latest aftershock, the second strongest of more than 250 tremors to have shaken the region since Wednesday’s quake.
Aid has begun reaching devastated villages, but angry villagers in remote areas said they desperately needed shelter, with thousands of people whose mud-brick homes were flattened sleeping in the open in freezing temperatures. (more…)
FAST Relief
53 years ago
With one single objective in mind, we have started off on a mission to help the people of Baluchistan. The objective is to make them proud of being Pakistani, to provide relief to the displaced and injured people of the Province.
The deadly earthquake on the 29th of October has left over 300 people dead, several injured and around 15,000 people displaced. Unofficial sources say some 70,000 homes have been demolished.
Students are collecting donations at FAST Karachi, in any form. Material or cash.
If you’re abroad, we have made arrangements to collect the money through Western Union branches throughout Karachi. You can send the money in any of the following names:
- Syed Ammar Faheem
- Hina Aman
- Arsalan Tariq Mir
- Naveed Ahmed Taj
Do not forget to provide the MTCN number which is used for verification by the Western Union branches.
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