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Frost affecting relief activities in quake-hit areas

CNews ISLAMABAD: The death toll in Balochistan earthquake has reached to 217 with hundreds of villagers injured, while relief and rescue operation is underway in the quake hit areas of the province, reported ARY OneWorld on Thursday.

Over 400 people are being given the medical treatment in the quake-affected areas of Balochistan; however, the relief activities are being affected owing to the extreme freezing cold weather conditions. In many quake-hit areas, the people are still in wait for the relief goods and sitting under open skies through the night.

National flag carrier Managing Director Captain Ijaz Haroon announced today that they would provide free of cost service for transportation of the relief goods for the quake-affected people.

Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps Troops and staff of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), Provincial and District Administration remained engaged in rescue and relief operations in the earthquake affected areas of Balochistan, said a news release of ISPR today.

Pakistan Air Force is operating special C-130 flights from Rawalpindi and Karachi to Quetta for transportation of relief goods including tents, blankets, sleeping bags, jackets, plastic sheets, medicines and rations.

The relief goods from Quetta have been transported further to villages including Wam Kotli, Verchum, Kawas, Khanozai and Zardalu by Army Aviation Helicopters and vehicular transport. This operation continued throughout the night.

Mobile Medical Teams from Army Medical Corps are providing medical treatment to the affectees. Tent villages with feeding arrangements have also been established to provide shelter to the quake stricken people.

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