Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Notes on damage in India
Wikipedia Update
Quake aftermath: Overview - Oct 12th
Impact: The towns of Kupwara, Uri and Tangdar are the worst affected, although the fate of an estimated 10,000 people stranded in remote villages remains unknown. Landslides have blocked the key highway that connects Srinagar to the rest of India. Officials say 5,000 homes and buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
Toll: The death toll stands at 1,300, with several thousand people injured, according to officials.
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Only 5,000 of the required 15,000 tents have arrived, however, and some survivors say they have received nothing. Rescue efforts and aid deliveries have been hindered by bad weather, logistical problems and sporadic militant attacks, officials say.
Valley toll crosses 1300 - Greater Kashmir - Oct 11th
... 350 people have died in the quake in another worst-hit district of Kupwara, bordering the Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK). More than 800 others are missing after the quake.
Govt’s ‘war footing measures’ out of step in Karnah - Greater Kashmir - Oct 11th
... The quake left 90 percent of total 350 houses unlivable in Kandi. Most of the families assembled makeshift tents from polythene sheets, bits of cloth, and beams in their fields.
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Devastation is near complete in Tanghdar, a vast swathe of rugged terrain. From Nachian to Seemari and from Tandhdar to the still inaccessible hamlets near Line of Control, more than 50000 people inhabiting the area have been affected.
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In Chanipora Payeen, nearly 400 houses collapsed. ... The principal of Biscoe School on Sunday distributed some blankets and medicines.
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Most residents complain that government officials stop at Tanghdar and don’t proceed forward. “We haven’t seen any group making inquiries about the damage, they stop at Tanghdar,” said Khalil Ullah of Chamkote. In Kandi, where 13 people died and all the houses were damaged, people say the areas that lie further down are most affected. They include Pinglaharidal, Badarkote, Abkote, Dringla and tiny inaccessible hamlets of Reala, Murichan, Beadi.
Besides, the residents complained that whatever relief material reached Tanghdar, it has been arbitrarily distributed. People also feared that distribution of relief material might suffer because of Congress-NC political rivalry and Pahari-Gujjar community divide fuelled by politicians.
Tangdhar quake victims await relief supplies -NDTV - Oct 11th
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This situation is with almost every family in Tangdhar with most of them spending the nights under the open sky. The local administration says it needs 7,000 tents for quake-affected families and so far they have received only 200.
United in Tragedy: Srinagar locals help quake victims - NDTV - Oct 12th
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In this moment of unimaginable grief and tragedy, there has been a spontaneous outpouring of help from those living in places like Srinagar who realise just how lucky they are that they are alive.
But the urgent question now is to see that this relief actually reaches those who need it most and that aid pouring in from across the country and the world does not get hampered or delayed by red tape and bureaucracy.
Reporter's Log - BBC - Check every day (updated by reporters on the field)
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More than 350 people have died in and around the town of Tangdar, about 175km north of Indian Kashmir's summer capital, Srinagar, making this region the worst affected by Saturday's earthquake on this side of Kashmir. (Oct 10th)
The Kashmir Earthquake: A Father's Grief - Time Asia
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Thirty-six hours after the disaster, the authorities in Uri say they have counted 400 dead and 3,000 injured in their township alone. They acknowledge that that is a fraction of the likely final toll. Uri Deputy Commissioner Aiyaz Kakroo says 113,000 people live in 95 villages around Uri and 75 of those have suffered “90% damage,” by which he means houses damaged beyond being inhabitable, or totally destroyed. “We have fifteen to twenty thousand damaged homes,” he says. “We need 50,000 blankets and 15,000 tents. So far we have two to three thousand blankets and a few hundred tents."
Kashmir Aftershocks: The Plight of the Living—and the Dead - Time Asia
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"I buried 27 people yesterday," says Tawoos. He is pale with lack of sleep and bitterness, and has to take frequent rests. He tells us there are 317 dead in Kamal Kote, a village of perhaps 1,000."
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After a couple of hours, we round the final spur and Kamal Kote is before us. A valley of yellow rice terraces juts out over the Jhelum valley below and runs like a scale to the base of precipitous peaks above us. Cicadas are singing in the golden sunset. There are cedars and apple trees and clusters of big houses with handsome shiny metal roofs. But something's not right. There are deep cracks on the path we're on. Dust is swirling around the mountainsides above us. And a closer look at what we thought were houses reveals they're shiny metal roofs sitting at crazy angles on piles of rocks. The clusters are where roofs have fallen on top of each other into ravines, like a tangle of crashed silver kites.
Quake aftermath: Overview - Oct 12th
Impact: The towns of Kupwara, Uri and Tangdar are the worst affected, although the fate of an estimated 10,000 people stranded in remote villages remains unknown. Landslides have blocked the key highway that connects Srinagar to the rest of India. Officials say 5,000 homes and buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
Toll: The death toll stands at 1,300, with several thousand people injured, according to officials.
...
Only 5,000 of the required 15,000 tents have arrived, however, and some survivors say they have received nothing. Rescue efforts and aid deliveries have been hindered by bad weather, logistical problems and sporadic militant attacks, officials say.
Valley toll crosses 1300 - Greater Kashmir - Oct 11th
... 350 people have died in the quake in another worst-hit district of Kupwara, bordering the Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK). More than 800 others are missing after the quake.
Govt’s ‘war footing measures’ out of step in Karnah - Greater Kashmir - Oct 11th
... The quake left 90 percent of total 350 houses unlivable in Kandi. Most of the families assembled makeshift tents from polythene sheets, bits of cloth, and beams in their fields.
...
Devastation is near complete in Tanghdar, a vast swathe of rugged terrain. From Nachian to Seemari and from Tandhdar to the still inaccessible hamlets near Line of Control, more than 50000 people inhabiting the area have been affected.
...
In Chanipora Payeen, nearly 400 houses collapsed. ... The principal of Biscoe School on Sunday distributed some blankets and medicines.
...
Most residents complain that government officials stop at Tanghdar and don’t proceed forward. “We haven’t seen any group making inquiries about the damage, they stop at Tanghdar,” said Khalil Ullah of Chamkote. In Kandi, where 13 people died and all the houses were damaged, people say the areas that lie further down are most affected. They include Pinglaharidal, Badarkote, Abkote, Dringla and tiny inaccessible hamlets of Reala, Murichan, Beadi.
Besides, the residents complained that whatever relief material reached Tanghdar, it has been arbitrarily distributed. People also feared that distribution of relief material might suffer because of Congress-NC political rivalry and Pahari-Gujjar community divide fuelled by politicians.
Tangdhar quake victims await relief supplies -NDTV - Oct 11th
...
This situation is with almost every family in Tangdhar with most of them spending the nights under the open sky. The local administration says it needs 7,000 tents for quake-affected families and so far they have received only 200.
United in Tragedy: Srinagar locals help quake victims - NDTV - Oct 12th
...
In this moment of unimaginable grief and tragedy, there has been a spontaneous outpouring of help from those living in places like Srinagar who realise just how lucky they are that they are alive.
But the urgent question now is to see that this relief actually reaches those who need it most and that aid pouring in from across the country and the world does not get hampered or delayed by red tape and bureaucracy.
Reporter's Log - BBC - Check every day (updated by reporters on the field)
...
More than 350 people have died in and around the town of Tangdar, about 175km north of Indian Kashmir's summer capital, Srinagar, making this region the worst affected by Saturday's earthquake on this side of Kashmir. (Oct 10th)
The Kashmir Earthquake: A Father's Grief - Time Asia
...
Thirty-six hours after the disaster, the authorities in Uri say they have counted 400 dead and 3,000 injured in their township alone. They acknowledge that that is a fraction of the likely final toll. Uri Deputy Commissioner Aiyaz Kakroo says 113,000 people live in 95 villages around Uri and 75 of those have suffered “90% damage,” by which he means houses damaged beyond being inhabitable, or totally destroyed. “We have fifteen to twenty thousand damaged homes,” he says. “We need 50,000 blankets and 15,000 tents. So far we have two to three thousand blankets and a few hundred tents."
Kashmir Aftershocks: The Plight of the Living—and the Dead - Time Asia
...
"I buried 27 people yesterday," says Tawoos. He is pale with lack of sleep and bitterness, and has to take frequent rests. He tells us there are 317 dead in Kamal Kote, a village of perhaps 1,000."
...
After a couple of hours, we round the final spur and Kamal Kote is before us. A valley of yellow rice terraces juts out over the Jhelum valley below and runs like a scale to the base of precipitous peaks above us. Cicadas are singing in the golden sunset. There are cedars and apple trees and clusters of big houses with handsome shiny metal roofs. But something's not right. There are deep cracks on the path we're on. Dust is swirling around the mountainsides above us. And a closer look at what we thought were houses reveals they're shiny metal roofs sitting at crazy angles on piles of rocks. The clusters are where roofs have fallen on top of each other into ravines, like a tangle of crashed silver kites.
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Hi, am new to blogs. So while posting your report how do you post the links? I am not taking about the URLs, but the titles of news items which when clicked will take you to the websites. Thanks,
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