Earth Quake http://www.earth-quake.org Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:40:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Quake tremors felt in upper Pakistan http://www.earth-quake.org/quake-tremors-felt-in-upper-pakistan/ http://www.earth-quake.org/quake-tremors-felt-in-upper-pakistan/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:40:14 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/quake-tremors-felt-in-upper-pakistan/ PESHAWAR: A medium scale earthquake jolted, Islamabad, Peshawar and northwestern Pakistan. The quake measured a 5.2 magnitude and occurred at 8:04 a.m. on Friday. It was originated from mountain range of Koh Hindu Kush, 300killometer away from Peshawar. According to Seismological Network of Pakistan Meteorological Department Peshawar its magnitude on international Richter scale was 5.2 and its epicenter lay about three hundred kilometers North of Peshawar in Hindukush Range.

]]> http://www.earth-quake.org/quake-tremors-felt-in-upper-pakistan/feed/ Troops gradually move out of quake affected areas http://www.earth-quake.org/troops-gradually-move-out-of-quake-affected-areas/ http://www.earth-quake.org/troops-gradually-move-out-of-quake-affected-areas/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:12:12 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/troops-gradually-move-out-of-quake-affected-areas/ ISLAMABAD: With 8th October approaching, troops start moving out of the Earthquake hit areas, gradually handing over the ownership of completed projects to the Civil Government. The initial pull out started with returning of bulk of 88 Brigade from Mansehra and 467 Brigade from Muzaffarabad. Local Formation Commanders and high ranking ERRA officials witnessed the initiation of return of the troops from affected areas. (more…)

]]> http://www.earth-quake.org/troops-gradually-move-out-of-quake-affected-areas/feed/ Earthquake May Lead to New Future for Private Civic Groups, Charities in China http://www.earth-quake.org/earthquake-may-lead-to-new-future-for-private-civic-groups-charities-in-china/ http://www.earth-quake.org/earthquake-may-lead-to-new-future-for-private-civic-groups-charities-in-china/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:38:05 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/earthquake-may-lead-to-new-future-for-private-civic-groups-charities-in-china/ Courtesy : VOA

Thousands of volunteers and private groups rushed to help victims of the earthquake that devastated China’s Sichuan Province in May. Now many people wonder whether the freedom they have had in the disaster area will carry over into broader rights for civic groups in the future. Jamila Trindle recently visited the town of Mianyang in Sichuan Province and has this report.

Teacher Shao Ling is helping out in a tent kindergarten that just opened in the community of Mianzhu. She says because of the big earthquake, her school has started its summer vacation, so while houses are being built she came here to volunteer, to try to help out.

She now works in a kindergarten built by the You Cheng Foundation for Poverty Reduction, from Beijing. Foundation member Wang Yi Bing says the earthquake has given non-governmental organizations and charities a chance to prove what they can do.

“The government allows all kinds of NGOs - if you want to go you can go, so I think it’s a good opportunity both for the NGO and for the government to review,” he says. (more…)

]]> http://www.earth-quake.org/earthquake-may-lead-to-new-future-for-private-civic-groups-charities-in-china/feed/ Uk to help 1000 Businesses re-establish in EarthQuake Zone http://www.earth-quake.org/uk-to-help-1000-businesses-re-establish-in-earthquake-zone/ http://www.earth-quake.org/uk-to-help-1000-businesses-re-establish-in-earthquake-zone/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:59:29 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/uk-to-help-1000-businesses-re-establish-in-earthquake-zone/ Courtesy: British Embassy Beijing
1000 businesses destroyed by the devastating May 12 earthquake in Sichuan will be re-established in the next 12 months thanks to financial support by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the United Nations International Labour Organisation (ILO). A further 700 new businesses will be started for those who lost their jobs in the earthquake. (more…)

]]> http://www.earth-quake.org/uk-to-help-1000-businesses-re-establish-in-earthquake-zone/feed/ After-shocks destroys lacs of houses in china http://www.earth-quake.org/after-shocks-destroys-lacs-of-houses-in-china/ http://www.earth-quake.org/after-shocks-destroys-lacs-of-houses-in-china/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 04:37:28 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/after-shocks-destroys-lacs-of-houses-in-china/ BEIJING: The authorities in China say two after-shocks have destroyed more than four hundred and twenty thousand houses. At least sixty people were injured, some critically. Earlier, eighty thousand people were evacuated from their homes in Sichuan province because of fears of a large dam formed by earthquake debris could burst and flood the nearby villages. Meanwhile, twenty-three people have been killed due to torrential rain in southern China.

]]> http://www.earth-quake.org/after-shocks-destroys-lacs-of-houses-in-china/feed/ US Senator visits AJK quake hit areas http://www.earth-quake.org/us-senator-visits-ajk-quake-hit-areas/ http://www.earth-quake.org/us-senator-visits-ajk-quake-hit-areas/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 22:35:34 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/us-senator-visits-ajk-quake-hit-areas/ ISLAMABAD: United States Senator Russ Feingold visited several areas of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) here today to witness first hand the life people are leading more than two-and-a-half years after the devastating 2005 earthquake. “The people of the United States fully understand the suffering and hardship that the people of the earthquake-hit areas of AJK have endured,” Senator Feingold said while observing the current status of the development and rehabilitation work undertaken by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and partners. “We are pleased to work together with the members of these communities to restore life to normal and build a even better future.” (more…)

]]> http://www.earth-quake.org/us-senator-visits-ajk-quake-hit-areas/feed/ Medicines, equipments, personnel sent to China http://www.earth-quake.org/medicines-equipments-personnel-sent-to-china/ http://www.earth-quake.org/medicines-equipments-personnel-sent-to-china/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 22:34:48 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/medicines-equipments-personnel-sent-to-china/ ISLAMABAD: A C-130 loaded with medicines and medical equipments along with twenty-eight doctors and para-medics left for China this morning. Minister for Information Sherry Rehman saw off the plane along with the Chinese Ambassador here. This was fourth relief consignment of the earthquake victims for China. Pakistan has already sent twenty-one thousand tents and other relief goods for the victims. Talking to media Sherry Rehman said Pakistan stands with the people and government of China in this difficult time and would provide all possible support to China to overcome the crisis. The Chinese Ambassador in his remarks expressed gratitude to the Pakistan Government for its timely help for the earthquake victims and appreciated Pakistan’s good will gesture to help China in this difficult time.

]]> http://www.earth-quake.org/medicines-equipments-personnel-sent-to-china/feed/ Pakistani medics help quake relief effort in China http://www.earth-quake.org/pakistani-medics-help-quake-relief-effort-in-china/ http://www.earth-quake.org/pakistani-medics-help-quake-relief-effort-in-china/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 22:34:04 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/pakistani-medics-help-quake-relief-effort-in-china/ BEIJING: A Pakistani medical team of 28 doctors and paramedics, equipped with a mobile field hospital, will arrive today in Lanzhou, Gansu province to assist quake relief efforts. “Among the 28 medical professionals are orthopedic surgeons and paramedical staff. The team is very well equipped and trained in relief efforts,” Salik Khan, charge d’affaires of the Pakistani Embassy, said at a press briefing yesterday. Meanwhile, the Embassy of Pakistan is organizing a Fundraiser Bazaar for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, which will be held at the embassy on Saturday. All monies collected at the event will go to the quake relief fund, Khan said. (more…)

]]> http://www.earth-quake.org/pakistani-medics-help-quake-relief-effort-in-china/feed/ PM desires to expedite work on ERRA mega projects http://www.earth-quake.org/pm-desires-to-expedite-work-on-erra-mega-projects/ http://www.earth-quake.org/pm-desires-to-expedite-work-on-erra-mega-projects/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 23:04:29 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/pm-desires-to-expedite-work-on-erra-mega-projects/ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed confidence that despite challenges Earthquake Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Authority (ERRA) would be able to meet the targets for early completion of rehabilitation & reconstruction work. The Prime Minister expressed these views during his meeting with the Deputy Chairman ERRA, Lt. General Akram Sajjad at the Prime Minister’s House this morning during which he presented annual progress report of ERRA for the year 2007.

He said that in order to speed up the reconstruction and rehabilitation work in the earthquake affected areas, he had given a commitment to the affectees during his visit to the affected areas that despite his busy schedule he would hold a monthly meeting of ERRA Council to personally review the progress of work. The challenges arising out of socio-economic factors he said would be overcome with appropriate measures and commitment. (more…)

]]> http://www.earth-quake.org/pm-desires-to-expedite-work-on-erra-mega-projects/feed/ Death toll from recent Chinese quake to 60500 http://www.earth-quake.org/death-toll-from-recent-chinese-quake-to-60500/ http://www.earth-quake.org/death-toll-from-recent-chinese-quake-to-60500/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 23:03:33 +0000 http://www.earth-quake.org/death-toll-from-recent-chinese-quake-to-60500/ ISLAMABAD: The death toll from the recent devastating earthquake in China has now risen to over sixty-five thousand. Officials’ sources in Beijing said the death toll could surpass eighty thousand as twenty-three thousand people are still missing. About three hundred thousand homes were destroyed in a powerful aftershock that hit Sichuan Province two weeks ago.

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