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October 14, 2005
Ongoing tragedy
The relief effort in Pakistan seems to be having some effect, but the Winter weather is also starting to threaten lives. The big aftershock this morning - one of many since the original quake - will have unsettled people and done even more damage, perhaps undoing some of the vital repair work to roads giving access to the mountain communities still cut off.
The death toll keeps rising, and with many villages still unsearched, and even more cars, trucks and busses still buried in landslides and rubble, it is likely to be some time before anyone knows the full extent of the loss. All we can hope for is that the people now homeless and threatened by the cold and lack of food or water reserves can be reached in time. This is something we all need to pray about and to try to help the agencies now hard at work providing relief.
It really is encouraging to see that the Indian government has sent a large consignment of blankets, food, water and other essentials and offered more. Even better is the fact that Pakistan has not only accepted their help but welcomed it. Perhaps there may yet be some good arising from this tragedy.
Posted by The Gray Monk at October 14, 2005 09:57 AM
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