2 Dec: EDS Pakistan Earthquake Relief BBQ

Please donate generously  at the Earthquake Relief Fund B'BQ

December 02, 2005

Site B Lawns.

Noon to 2 p.m.'

Please give! So they can Live!

 "Seeing it and realising that house after house has been destroyed, people have had to be moved into tents and some are still up in the mountains with the winter approaching, it is a really tragic and urgent situation and the scale is gigantic," Annan told reporters at a UN camp of tents on the outskirts of the city

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck Pakistan on October 8, 2005,

This earthquake killed approximately 80,000 people,

severely injuring another approx. 100,000, and

left 2.5 million people without shelter.

Now, a harsh winter is approaching

 This serious blow and extensive damage to economic assets and infrastructure resulted in the social service delivery, commerce, and communications either being debilitated or destroyed.

 Vulnerable groups, mainly women and children living in inaccessible mountain areas with low levels of income and service provision, have borne the brunt of the earthquake's impact.

In addition to the enormous human toll, the earthquake and its aftermath will pose a large cost to Pakistan. The overall cost associated with the earthquake is estimated at approximately US$5.2 billion, which includes estimated costs for relief, livelihood support for victims, and reconstruction (shelter and basic infrastructure).

For More Information call Khalil Allahwala on X-88087 or 0414 887 354