January, 2006: Distribution of winterized tents and thermal blankets

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January 16, 2006: Distribution of winterized tents and thermal blankets

Winding roads into the Himalayas, to the distribution area.

Winding roads into the Himalayas, to the distribution area.

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CMAT completes distribution of 1,000 tents and 5,000 quilts to Pakistani quake survivors; Meet with Commissioner Julian Fantino and Minister Mike Colle in Muzzaffarabad

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Women sit with relief supplies distributed to them by CMAT staff

Women sit with relief supplies distributed to them by CMAT staff

January 15, 2006: CMAT is pleased to report that it has successfully completed distribution of 1,000 badly needed winterized tents and 5,000 thermal quilts to Pakistan quake survivors. Out of the 400,000 tents that were deployed in the weeks following the October 8, 2006 quake, over 90% were not suitable for winter conditions.

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New major 6.9 Richter Quake in Pakistan; CMAT Medical Team #6 recently arrived and all CMAT members reported safe

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Dr. Omar Elahi sits with local children in Balakot, Pakistan.

Dr. Omar Elahi sits with local children in Balakot, Pakistan.

 

December 12, 2005: CMAT has learned of a new major quake in Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan. Preliminary reports from CMAT field staff are that the quake was centered in a sparsely populated area in the Hindu-Kush Mountains with tremors felt from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, to Lahore. Muzzafferabad, epicenter of the devastating October 8 – 7.6 magnitude quake was largely spared, according to Dr. Omar Elahi, CMAT physician in a cell phone conversation from Abbotabad. Dr. Elahi, a Canadian citizen and resident of Toronto, has been assisting in the area since October 8 and survived the first quake himself after his dormitory collapsed.

CMAT received a $25,000 donation from YM Inc. to help build a school in Pakistan.

Children use the rubble of their collapsed school to study on.

Children use the rubble of their collapsed school to study on.

Monday, December 5, 2005: CMAT is pleased to announce today that it has been given a $25,000 donation from YM Inc. to build a public school in a location to be determined. Further, a pledge was made to provide support to the school once it is built. This will help jumpstart the rebuilding phase of the CMAT relief project in Pakistan.