Oct 29, 2008
Balochistan Earthquake Relief
The Balochistan province of Pakistan was hit by a strong earthquake this morning. The death toll, currently at around 200, is expected to rise. Over 15,000 are homeless. Night temperatures in the area approach freezing.
The hardest hit city, Ziarat, was home to Quaid-e Azam in his last months. The structure of his summer residence, according to Aaj News’ local correspondent, is in a precarious condition.
Readers in Pakistan likely have access to local organizations to which funds can be wired or offered in cash. But for those outside of Pakistan, particularly in the United States, some reputable aid agencies include Edhi Foundation and Islamic Relief.
Prior to making a donation, please do you own due diligence about the organization.
Update:
Additional aid organizations (hat tip OPEN) -
The most urgent requirement for the effected people is housing and saving them from extreme cold.Tents are unable to provide.
There is a very simple technique to create safe shelter homes from extreme by merely using “sandbags filled with soil” these are very durable homes. The volunteers can learn and teach the method to make home in a day.Please educate the people to make their own home from the following website. This will be a great help for them.
http://www.calearth.org/EmergencyShelter/eshelter.html
Cal-Earth is ready to donate Emergency Sandbag Shelter books, DVDs, and give instruction to NGOs helping after this earthquake.