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Pakistan quake photo gallery - Two years on

A look back on two years of relief and recovery

On 8 October a severe earthquake devastated areas of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. 

Several villages in the Kashmir area were completely destroyed, and countless others were severely damaged.

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including the British Red Cross, responded immediately to the crisis, and our volunteers and staff worked around the clock to help those affected by the disaster.

October 11, 2005 A Kashmiri woman holds her injured child outside a hospital in Karnah in Indian-administered Kashmir.October 11, 2005 A Kashmiri woman holds her injured child outside a hospital in Karnah in Indian-administered Kashmir

A member of the International Federation discusses relief distribution with local villagers in Balakot, Pakistan.A member of the International Federation discusses relief distribution with local villagers in Balakot, Pakistan

A delegate from the Singapore Red Cross talks with a young earthquake victim in Balakot, Pakistan.A delegate from the Singapore Red Cross talks with a young earthquake victim in Balakot, Pakistan

An open air school near Balakot - the earthquake damaged not only residential areas but also nearly all school buildings. Thousands of children died when their schools collapsed.An open air school near Balakot -- the earthquake damaged not only residential areas but also nearly all school buildings. Thousands of children died when their schools collapsed

A Japanese Red Cross doctor and a local doctor examine an x-ray at a field hospitalA Japanese Red Cross doctor and a local doctor examine an x-ray at a field hospital in Pakistan

February 2006 Members of the Norwegian Red Cross Mountain Rescue Corps make their way up steep, rugged roads as they carry relief supplies to remote villages north of Balakot.The Norwegian Red Cross Mountain Rescue Corps drives up steep, rugged roads as they carry relief supplies

February 2006 A villager picks up a Red Cross Red Crescent relief package. The distribution of assistance, which includes blankets, cooking stoves and hygiene kits, is an essential part of the ongoing relief operation for earthquake survivors.A villager picks up a Red Cross Red Crescent relief package. The distribution of assistance, which includes blankets, cooking stoves and hygiene kits, is an essential part of the ongoing relief operation for earthquake survivors.

February 2006 Sir Nicholas Young, British Red Cross chief executive, and Pakistan Red Crescent Branch secretary Mr Suneesh, speak to a community living in an earthquake devastated mountain top village of Pakistan.Sir Nicholas Young, British Red Cross chief executive officer, and Pakistan Red Crescent Branch secretary Mr. Suneesh, speak to a community living in an earthquake devestated mountain top village of Pakistan

June 2006 Since the 8 October earthquake, the International Federation and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society have continued to provide ongoing relief to the survivors of the disaster.Since the 8 October earthquake, the International Federation and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society have continued to provide ongoing relief to the survivors of the disaster

British Red Cross delegates Zubair Qureshi and Fiona McSheehy assess the long-term needs of earthquake-affected communities.British Red Cross delegates Zubair Quereshi and Fiona McSheehy assess the long-term needs of earthquake-affected communities

The village school in Mera Bakot, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, was reduced to rubble by the quake. The British Red Cross is supporting the Federation in rebuilding a middle school for girls in the village, using funding from Jersey.The village school in Mera Bakot, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, was reduced to rubble by the quake.

The students in Mera Bokot are now going to school in tents erected next to the ruins of their old school.The students in Mera Bokot are now going to school in tents erected next to the ruins of their old school

August 2007 A Federation delegate discusses plans for the new school with teachers.August 2007 A Federation delegate discusses plans for a new school with teachers

Students in Mera Bokot eagerly await their new school, which should be built by June 2008.Students in Mera Bokot eagerly await their new school, which should be built by June 2008
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