Date: 23/10/2005 Thousands perished when an earthquake rocked Pakistan's North West Frontier Province in October 2005.
'Sick with shame at quake horrors,' by Ian Woolverton, CNN.com
Date: 23/10/2005 Quake survivors faced the coldest months housed in winterised tents.
'Death in the mountains,' by Till Mayer, International Red Cross
Date: 23/10/2005 Earthquake affected people sought refuge where they could.
'We needs tents,' by Dr Irfan, BBC Online
Date: 17/12/2006 The town of Balakot was closest to the earthquake's epicentre. Once a popular alpine tourist destination and gateway to the Kaghan valley, it was completely destroyed by the disaster.
'Quake-Stricken Town Is to Move, Saddening Survivors,' by Salman Masood, The New York Times
Date: 17/12/2006 The earthquake claimed the lives of at least 75,000 people. The United Nations described the disaster as one of the world's worst ever. It will take years before earthquake affected communities fully recover.
'Photo Essay: After the Quake,' Time Magazine
Date: 20/10/2005 Entire families were wiped out by the disaster.
'Tale of the last survivor,' Tom Coghlan and Imtiaz Ali, BBC
Date: 23/10/2005 Military helicopters dropped clothes and winter blankets in the disaster area.
'Earthquake Anger in Balakot,' by Ghulam Hasnain, Time
Date: 10/12/2006 Relief agencies target assistance to the most vulnerable - women and children as well as the elderly.
'Vulnerable quake survivors brace for a second winter in Pakistan,' by John Tulloch, International Red Cross
Date: 10/12/2006 Pakistan's truck drivers are like magpies. They hoard shiny and bright things to be later used for fixing to their gloriously decorated trucks. Many trucks laden with relief supplies like this one made the long journey from Islamabad to earthquake affected areas such as Balakot. The carnivalesque procession of vibrantly coloured trucks up and through the mountains was incongruous with the misery and death at their journey's end.
'Pakistan Earthquake,' UNHCR
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