Earthquakes in Pakistani Directory

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On October 8, 2005 a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the northern part of Pakistan and Kashmir destroying villages and towns, killing over 80,000 people in Pakistan and 1,300 persons in Indian-Administered Kashmir, and leaving several million persons homeless. Mercy-USA for Aid and Developments Response: Medical Treatment, From October 14, 2005 to March 31, 2006, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development (M-USA) supported the medical teams sent by Canadian Relief Foundation (CRF) to Pakistan to treat injured and sick survivors of this devastating earthquake. During this period, these teams treated over 18,500 patients (including 3,108 children under the age of five and 2,047 elderly patients over the age of 60) at three permanent hospitals, three field hospitals and 40 mobile clinics that serviced remote villages in Pakistani Kashmir.

 

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