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Correspondent Gregory Gorman describes Pakistani President Musharaf’s
donor conference with over 300 world officials in Islamabad.
Gorman reports
that 65% of relief aid is provided by the United States, that there is
still an immense need for money. This aid will be used for both short
term goals such as shelters and long term goals such as rebuilding
schools (1:07)
Thursday,
November 17, 2005
Talk Radio News
Correspondent Gregory Gorman describes the repayment policy of the
Pakistani government, designed to repay for death, serious injury and
property destruction.
He talks about
the local economy, mainly based on producing fruit, and how this will
not last into the winter. (1:06)
Thursday,
November 17, 2005
Talk Radio News
Correspondent Gregory Gorman talks about the shelters that are being
built for the local inhabitants.
Once the winter
passes people will turn these temporary shelters into permanent homes
by fortifying the structures in spite of the fact that they are not
made for it. Gorman witnessed some of this already taking place in the
mountainous regions. (1:11)
Thursday,
November 17, 2005
Talk Radio News
Correspondent Gregory Gorman recalls arriving in Muzaffrabad, and the
challenges the region still faces.
Gorman recalls
the first thing he noticed was the stench of death, mixed with the
smell of detergent upon his arrival. Currently, the Pakistani military
is trying to incorporate sanitation in to the reconstruction plans, yet
most people will have neither sanitation nor electricity in the
upcoming winter. (1:30)
Thursday,
November 17, 2005
Talk Radio News
Correspondent Gregory Gorman talks about how the earthquake has changed
how people in Muzaffrabad relate to each other.
Gorman notes
that people greet each other by asking how many people have been lost.
He says this will affect a full generation, as a generation of children
has been lost, and says that the Pakistani brigadier in charge of the
region thinks that reconstruction will take at least 20 to 25 years.
(1:21)
Thursday,
November 17, 2005
Talk Radio News
Correspondent Gregory Gorman reports from the earthquake impacted
region of Muzaffrabad, Pakistan.
Gorman describes
the general state of ruin, how buildings have become mass graves and
how poor living conditions are in the area. He quotes the Pakistani
brigadier in charge of the region as saying that rebuilding will last a
generation. (0:45)
Thursday,
November 17, 2005
Talk Radio News
Correspondent Gregory Gorman reports from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Pakistani
President Pervez Musharraf will announce his government’s relief plan
in response to the October earthquake in Kashmir, calling for better
building codes and a more stringent construction permit process at a
November 19th donor conference.(0:38)
Wednesday,
November 16, 2005
Talk Radio News
Correspondent Gregory Gorman reports from Islamabad, Pakistan
A coalition of
troops from several countries, including the United States, has begun
coordinating missions out of Trachtala Airbase to respond to victims of
the October earthquake who are in the remotest of locations. American
troops say they expect to be in Pakistan at least six months. (0:42)
Wednesday,
November 16, 2005
Chairman and
Founder of Americans for Resolution of Kashmir, Bob Guida, assess the
need for shelter in the earthquake devastated region of Muzaffarabad,
Pakistan as winter fast approaches.
The people of
Pakistan, suffered high causalities amongst its young in the
earthquake, and faces the potential of even more loses without proper
shelter when the harsh winter arrives in merely three weeks. Yet,
little can be done as there are no livable housing and the soil and
ground is still too unstable for construction in the aftermath of the
devastating earthquake last month. (2:30)
Wednesday,
November 16, 2005
Chairman and
Founder of Americans for Resolution of Kashmir, Bob Guida, describe the
scenes of devastation in Kashmir a month after a major earthquake hit
the region.
Guida describes
the destruction he saw first hand, and recounts conversations with
doctors and surgeons on the conditions of the earthquake survivors.
(2:15)
Wednesday,
November 16, 2005
Talk Radio News
Service correspondent, Gregory Gorman, report from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Gorman relays
the deaths and looses sustained in this region 40 days after a
devastating earthquake struck Pakistan. (0:54)
Tuesday,
November 15, 2005
Talk Radio News
Service correspondent, Gregory Gorman, speaks to the Chairman and
Founder of Americans for Resolution of Kashmir, Bob Guida.
Giuda explains
the effects the enormous tectonic movements have had on the region’s
bridges and roads. He also describes the medical relief efforts and the
desperation of the Pakistani people. (2:26)
Tuesday,
November 15, 2005
Talk Radio News
Service correspondent, Gregory Gorman, report from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Gorman explains
how the local military is working hard to restore communications,
provide medical supplies, water and building shelters to protect the
people before the oncoming winter. (0:58)
Tuesday,
November 15, 2005