{"id":1311,"date":"2006-11-01T11:50:03","date_gmt":"2006-11-01T10:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usar.cz\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T09:50:52","slug":"pakistan-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usar.cz\/en\/2006\/11\/01\/pakistan-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"

When: 8 October 2005 at 4:50 a.m. of local time<\/span><\/span>
\nScale: 8 degree in Richter\u2019s scale<\/span><\/span>
\nMost affected towns: in Kashmir area<\/span><\/span>
\nNumber of fatalities and injured: 40.000 dead, 70.000 injured<\/span><\/span>
\nMore than 3 millions of people were affected by the earthquake<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Czech unit primary: 23 members (14-member medical team, 9-member fire-rescue team)<\/span><\/span>
\nSite of action: town of Rawala-Kot, approx.<\/span><\/span> 80 km from Islamabad;<\/span><\/span> the town of 60,000 inhabitants, situated at a plateau, 1,800 meters above sea level, was heavily damaged<\/span><\/span>
\nMain tasks: medical treatment of injured people in a field hospital<\/span><\/span>
\nDeparture: 12 October 2005 from Prague<\/span><\/span> 13 October 2005 (1:30 a.m. of Prague time) to Islamabad<\/span><\/span>
\nTransport: TU 154 aircraft of the Czech Army<\/span><\/span>
\nAccommodation: in tents<\/span><\/span>
\nMeals: from own supplies for 5 days<\/span><\/span>
\nProlonging of the mission in Pakistan, stock replenishment and partial alternate of unit members<\/span><\/span>
\nDeparture: 18 October 2005 from Prague to Islamabad<\/span><\/span>
\nTransport: TU 154 aircraft of the Czech Army (persons, sanitary material, foodstuff)<\/span><\/span>
\nCzech unit after alternate: 25 members<\/span><\/span>
\nArrival: 31 October 2005<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Operating time of the Czech unit was prolonged from 5 to 16 days.<\/span><\/span> Czech side in cooperation with WHO provided to Pakistan side material humanitarian assistance as follows: tents, equipment of a field hospital, sanitary material and remaining logistics supplies.<\/span><\/span> The Czech unit executed 36 surgeries and 872 ambulatory treatments.<\/span><\/span> USAR team members provided logistical support to the field hospital and communication with local and international authorities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n