Earthquake rehabilitation in Pakistan

On October 8th a 7.6 magnitude earthquake caused massive devastation in the northern parts of Pakistan. Three major cities were completely destroyed: Muzaffarabad, Mansehra, Balakot and hundreds of villages are still unreachable by the rescue teams.

Currently the earthquake has claimed more than 86,000 lives, with over 80,000 injured. An estimated 3.3 million have lost their homes. There are critical concerns that the lack of treatment for many of those injured, combined with shortage of water and sanitation facilities will lead to increased fatalities.

In addition to various immediate relief efforts there is a critical need of creating long term housing for those displaced. With the harsh and cold winter that this area is susceptible to, there is a potential that many more people will die unless they have adequate shelter.

Human Assistance & Development International Inc., the parent organization of IslamiCity.com, has launched an initiative in cooperation with Gandhara Consultants, an architecture and construction firm based in Pakistan, to setup quick and effective earthquake resistant housing.

Full presentation of the "Recovery Housing Project"

A basic structure costs $520 and for the 1st Phase of this project the Government of Pakistan has authorized the building of 800 homes in village of Mula near Abbatabad.

You can help avoid a second tragedy for the victims of this earthquake

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