South Asia - Earthquake
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Regional Team: Asia
Disaster Declared: Pakistan: 10/08/2005
Disaster Declared: India: 10/11/2005
Brief Description: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, on October 8, 2005,
at 8:50 a.m. local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was located near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu
and Kashmir in Pakistan, approximately 60 miles north-northeast of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. According to
the U.N., the earthquake destroyed as much as 80 to 90 percent of cities and villages in the most affected areas.
The Government of Pakistan reported that the earthquake killed more than 73,000, injured nearly 70,000, and left
2.8 million people homeless. In India, the earthquake also killed more than 1,300 people, injured more than 6,600,
and left 150,000 people homeless. A USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team has been on the ground in affected areas
of Pakistan since October 10 working with the national and local authorities, U.N. agencies, and non-governmental
organizations to assess humanitarian needs, provide technical support, and assist with targeting and coordination of
U.S. assistance. A USAID region advisor traveled to affected areas of India immediately after the earthquake and
again in November to monitor the progress of USAID-funded programs. Immediately following the earthquake, USAID
airlifted emergency relief supplies to earthquake affected areas.
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