http://www.earth-quake.org Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:40:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.earth-quake.org/quake-tremors-felt-in-upper-pakistan/ 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 ... http://www.earth-quake.org/troops-gradually-move-out-of-quake-affected-areas/ 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 ... http://www.earth-quake.org/earthquake-may-lead-to-new-future-for-private-civic-groups-charities-in-china/ 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 ... http://www.earth-quake.org/uk-to-help-1000-businesses-re-establish-in-earthquake-zone/ 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 ... http://www.earth-quake.org/after-shocks-destroys-lacs-of-houses-in-china/ 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 ... http://www.earth-quake.org/us-senator-visits-ajk-quake-hit-areas/ 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 ... http://www.earth-quake.org/medicines-equipments-personnel-sent-to-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," ... http://www.earth-quake.org/pakistani-medics-help-quake-relief-effort-in-china/ 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. ... http://www.earth-quake.org/pm-desires-to-expedite-work-on-erra-mega-projects/ 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 ... http://www.earth-quake.org/death-toll-from-recent-chinese-quake-to-60500/