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  Pakistan Earthquake - Oct 2005
  • Magnitude : 7.6 on the Richter Scale - 30,000 sq Km
  • Affected Area : 30,000 sq Km (Nine Districts – Inhospitable Terrain)
  • Human Loss : 73,338 Dead and &128,304 Severely Injured
  • Physical Loss:
    • 3 .5 Million Rendered Homeless, over 600,000 Houses Destroyed
    • 5,344 Education Facilities Destroyed
    • 307 Health Facilities Destroyed
    • 715 Government Sector Buildings Damaged
    • 2,393 Km Roads Damaged
  • The Challenge :
    • Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Destroyed Infrastructure (Over 12,000 Projects)
    • Renewal of Livelihood, Protection of Environment, Re-establishment of Telecom and Power Networks and Rehabilitation of Vulnerable Population
    • Clearance of Massive Slides and Tonnes of Rubble
  • Colossal Economic Loss Leaving Behind a Reconstruction Bill of over US$ 5 billion
     
   Related Link: Affected Area Animated Overview
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