Earthquake 10-05 News & Information

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Please see Resources for things like Service for Locating People, sites documenting damage and needs on a village-by-village basis, etc.

Dedicated Pages

• The Earthquake page on this database: Earthquake 10-05
• Ayubians' "Portal": http://www.amcrelief.com
  NOTE: This site seems to be hosted by Ayub Medical College/Teaching Hospital, which is in Abbotabad itself, one of the areas worst hit by the Quake; and Abbotonians Medical Association, an alumni association for the "Public School & College" (in the US we'd call it a "Private School") in Abbotabad. The site covers information from all areas and has a chat area.
• Insanity Works:
  http://www.insanityworks.org/relief_updates/
  says that "A great many relief initiatives are active in the northern regions of Pakistan. Very few of them, however, are coordinated, especially with regard to other initiatives. As a result, some places are getting too much aid while others are getting too little. We hope to change this by publishing and e-mailing a daily update of and to all these initiatives."* WikiNews page provides specifics about the epicenter, exact time, etc.
• http://www.earthquakepakistan.com/
• Wikipedia page on the Quake
• The BBC's page: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/south_asia/2005/south_asia_quake/default.stm
• Associated Press of Pakistan: http://www.app.com.pk/
• Google News: "earthquake pakistan OR india" sorted by date

Global Vigil

See main article at Earthquake 10-05 Global Vigils on 11-08

Updates (Blogs, etc.)

Please also see Personal Accounts for first hand reports and ongoing updates on blogs, etc.

• Metroblogging Lahore Updates from Lahore, Pakistan regarding Earthquake Relief Funds, donations, etc.
• Metroblogging Karachi Updates from Karachi, Pakistan regarding Earthquake Relief Funds, donations, etc.
• DC-South Asia Earthquake Response Seeks to bring a greater level of communication, awareness, and opportunities for further support.
• Pakistan Earthquake 2005 Blog providing information on the earthquake, casualties and damage, rescue and relief operations, international response, and external links to other relevant sources.
• South Asia Quake Help (blog) provides a running update from various sources. [Run by the team that ran SEA EAT (South East Asian Earthquake And Tsunami) blog & wiki]
• Earthquake in Pakistan 2005 Updates from Pakistan regarding Earthquake Relief Funds, donations, etc.
• Ayubians' "Portal": http://www.amcrelief.com
  NOTE: This site seems to be hosted by Ayub Medical College/Teaching Hospital, which is in Abbotabad itself, one of the areas worst hit by the Quake; and Abbotonians Medical Association, an alumni association for the "Public School & College" (in the US we'd call it a "Private School") in Abbotabad. The site covers information from all areas and has a chat area.
• Earthquake 2005 - Get Involved http://bitsonline.net/earthquake/

Individual Media Reports

General

• BBC article on toll, October 9, 2005
• AP report via USA Today, October 8, 2005

Civil Society Shines

• iFaqeer points out that Pakistan's Civil Society Shines, iFaqeer's blog, October 19, 2005
• Pakistanis Unite to Aid Victims of Quake, New York Times, October 22, 2005
• It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..., Ayaz Amir on Pak Civil Society after the Quake of '05, Dawn, October 28, 2005
• A Nation Discovers its Soul, Sardar Assef Ali on Pak Civil Society after the Quake of '05, Dawn, October 29, 2005

India Reaches Out

• MPs Accompany Indian Relief Goods into Pakistan, Daily Times, October 19, 2005 (image)
• The Revolutionary Solidarity Caravan Reaches Kashmir (i.e. reaches Pakistan-Administered Kashmir from India), October 19, 2005, Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign press release
• Mercy holes in wall of control - India moots 3 points on LoC, Pak 5, The Telegraph in Calcutta, October 23, 2005.

New Delhi, Oct. 22: The quake that crushed thousands of lives has cracked open the Line of Control...

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Multimedia

• Pictures of Margalla Towers, by M Bukhari
• Newsweek photos of the suffering and devastation South Asia Earthquake
• Video of Earthquake caught from surveillance cameras in Islamabad

Governments

• President Bush's Condolence Visit to Pakistani Embassy in Washington, DC: http://www.embassyofpakistan.org/bushvisit.php
• Government of Pakistan's Earthquake News page: http://www.infopak.gov.pk/news/appnews/appnews2005/app_oct11_2005.htm
• See Wikipedia article on the international response

Corporate

NOTE: US corporate employees, in particular, donating to charities please see Earthquake 10-05 Corporate Matches for employers matching employee contributions.

• Cisco: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2005/hd_101105b.html
• Intel: http://www.intel.com/employee/retiree/circuit/disasterrelief.htm
• PepsiCo: http://www.pepsico.com/PEP_Citizenship/Contributions/FeaturePrograms/index.cfm

Military

US

• Hillclimbers go in search of 'H' in Pakistan, Army News Service, November 22, 2005: http://www4.army.mil/news/article.php?story=8244