Pakistan: 30,000 children rendered homeless by earthquake
WAM, Pakistan, (Dawn): Over 70,000 people, including 30,000 children, have been left homeless in quake-hit Balochistan, Unicef said on Friday, as health workers warned that deadly diseases were spreading.
The UN children’s agency said it and Pakistani government officials assessed the situation in the worst-hit districts of the province and were “concerned about the urgent needs of children and women”.
Over 270 people are thought to have been killed in the 6.4-magnitude quake which struck before dawn on Wednesday.
November 3rd, 2008 in
Displaced Civilians
