1. NEEDS ASSESSMENT OCTOBER 26TH AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE OCTOBER 28, 2015

2. AT 1:39 pm, OCTOBER 26, 2015, THE TECTONIC PLATES IN THE VICINITY OF AFGHANISTAN THAT HAVE BEEN MOVING FOR 200 MILLION YEARS MOVED ONCE AGAIN

3. KEY ASPECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE
The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was in the far northern Afghan province of Badakhshan, which borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
The quake was 213 kilometers (130 miles) deep and the epicenter was 73 kilometers (45 miles) south of the provincial capital, Fayzabad.

4. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the Afghan city of Jarm, a rural and sparsely populated area.

5. LOCATION OF EARTHQUAKE

6. NOTE: THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE FOCUS—213 KM– NOT 10 KM AS IN THE 2005 KASHMIRE EARTHQUAKE, KEPT THE DISASTER FROM BEING EVEN WORSE

7. AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN

8. INITIAL IMPACTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE
The death toll, which reached at least 300 late Monday, is expected to rise sharply. 
In Pakistan, at least 228 people were killed, with more than 1,000 injured,
The corresponding tolls in Afghanistan were lower, but included 12 school girls who died in a stampede .

9. IMPACT ASSESSMENT:WED., OCT.26TH
The death toll has reached 360 with over 2,000 injured, but both tolls are still expected to rise sharply. 

10. NEEDS ASSESSMENT:WED., OCT. 28TH
. Earthquake-affected communities are in dire need of food support, winter kits, emergency health assistance and non-food items..

11. NEEDS ASSESSMENT:WED., OCT. 28
Many have lost their homes, in addition to personal belongings and food stocks, as freezing temperatures affect the northern parts of both countries.
Many areas are still inaccessible due to landslides, road damage and disrupted communication networks.

12. Afghanistan’s and Pakistan’s armies are leading the initial search and rescue and response operations

13. LANDSLIDES HINDER OPERATIONS

14. AFGHANISTAN: TAKHAR PROVINCE

15. AFGHANISTAN:KABUL

16. AFGHANISTAN:KABUL

17. AFGHANISTAN:KABUL

18. PAKISTAN

19. PAKISTAN

20. PAKISTAN

21. PAKISTAN: SOLDIER LOADING RELIEF SUPPLIES

22. PAKIISTAN DECLARED THAT IT DID NOT NEED INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
The impacts in Pakistan were far less severe than in the October 2005 earthquake that killed 78,000

23. THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
REGIONAL EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE:
AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM,
OR IS IT?

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