Paula Bronstein Photojournalist

Earthquakes, Tsunami, Typhoons and Floods

Japan's earthquake and tsunami, China's Sichuan eartthquake 

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  • CHAUTARA, NEPAL -MAY 3, 2015:. A woman stands on a cracked road near the badly effected village of Chautara in the badly effected Sindhupalchok province  So far more than 7,000 people have died in Nepal\'s worst earthquake in 80 years.  (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ for the Wall Street Journal)
  • BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL -MAY 5, 2015: A man stands in the rubble of his home in Bhaktapur where most of the old city has been flattened. So far more than 7,000 people have died in Nepal\'s worst earthquake in 80 years.  (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ for the Wall Street Journal)
  • BARPAK, NEPAL -MAY 1, 2015:. Dhan Maya Ghale,68 holds her grandson, Sujal,3, hiding from the rain in a temporary shelter in Barpak where 60% of the village has been destroyed. The village is amongst the largest in Gorkha province with a population of around 10-12,000. Around 57-60 died. So far almost 6,000 people have died in Nepal\'s worst earthquake in 80 years.  (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ for the Wall Street Journal)
  • Sindhupalchok District , Nepal -May 12, 2015: People scream as the 7.3 earthquakes hits the Tatopani area causing numerous landslides. Photo by Paula Bronstein for IFRC ( International Federation of Red Cross) Wall Street Journal)
  • BARPAK, NEPAL -MAY 1, 2015:. Khem Ghale holds his son Milan,10 months who he rescued from his house as it collapsed. In Barpak where 60% of the village has been destroyed. The village is amongst the largest in Gorkha province with a population of around 10-12,000. Around 57-60 died. So far almost 6,000 people have died in Nepal\'s worst earthquake in 80 years.  (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ for the Wall Street Journal)
  • SHANKHU, NEPAL -MAY 6, 2015: Shyam Bahapur Bhujel sits by his destroyed home, resting after clearing rubble for all day. So far more than 7,000 people have died in Nepal\'s worst earthquake in 80 years.  (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ for the Wall Street Journal)
  • BARPAK, NEPAL -MAY 1, 2015:. 99 year old Kalimaya Gurung rests under a tarp as her family clears debris in their homes. She refuses to leave her village, she was born in Barpak and chooses to die there. In Barpak 60% of the village has been destroyed. The village is amongst the largest in Gorkha province with a population of around 10-12,000, 57-60 died. So far almost 6,000 people have died in Nepal\'s worst earthquake in 80 years.  (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ for the Wall Street Journal)
  • Bhaktapur, Nepal - May 8, 2015: Relatives mourn the death of Kiran Prajapati,40, who was found in the ruins of a Kathmandu building 13 days after the earthquake. He was cremated in Bhaktapur where he was from.
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  • Bhaktapur, Nepal - May 8, 2015: Relatives mourn the death of Kiran Prajapati,40, who was found in the ruins of a Kathmandu building 13 days after the earthquake. He was cremated in Bhaktapur where he was from.
  • CHAUTARA, NEPAL -MAY 3, 2015:. Budhi Tamang  prays inside a tent for injured quake victims in the badly effected village of Chautara in the badly effected Sindhupalchok province  So far more than 7,000 people have died in Nepal\'s worst earthquake in 80 years.  (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ for the Wall Street Journal)
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  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 12: A man cries as emotions take over leaving his home as hundreds of victims of super typhoon Haiyan get evacuated in packed into a C130 aircraft in Tacloban, Philippines November 12, 2013. Four days after the typhoon devastated the region many have nothing left, they are without food or power and most lost their homes. An estimated 10,000 could have died from this horrific natural disaster.(Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 17: A woman grieves over the body of her husband who just died from infections while waiting for a flight out at a makeshift clinic at the airport in Tacloban, Philippines November 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan devastated the region with estimated death toll of around 10,000.
  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 12: Hundreds of victims of super typhoon Haiyan get evacuated  rushing to a C130 aircraft to take them to Cebu in Tacloban, Philippines November 12, 2013. Four days after the typhoon devastated the region many have nothing left, they are without food or power and most lost their homes. An estimated 10,000 could have died from this horrific natural disaster.(Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 12: Hundreds of victims of super typhoon Haiyan get evacuated waiting for a C130 aircraft to take them to Cebu in Tacloban, Philippines November 12, 2013. Four days after the typhoon devastated the region many have nothing left, they are without food or power and most lost their homes. An estimated 10,000 could have died from this horrific natural disaster.(Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 12: Hundreds of victims of super typhoon Haiyan get evacuated as emotions run high and loved ones get split apart in Tacloban, Philippines November 12, 2013. Four days after the typhoon devastated the region many have nothing left, they are without food or power and most lost their homes. An estimated 10,000 could have died from this horrific natural disaster.(Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 12: Hundreds of victims of super typhoon Haiyan get evacuated waiting to be moved into a C130 aircraft in Tacloban, Philippines November 12, 2013. Four days after the typhoon devastated the region many have nothing left, they are without food or power and most lost their homes. An estimated 10,000 could have died from this horrific natural disaster.(Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 17: Victims waiting to for a flight out wait at the airport to board a C130 after midnight in Tacloban, Philippines November 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan devastated the region with estimated death toll of around 10,000.
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  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 17: A family living in a vehicle at a make shift refugee canter in Tacloban, Philippines November 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan devastated the region with estimated death toll of around 10,000.
  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 17: Bebe Mendoza cries during Sunday mass at the Santo Nino church inTacloban, Philippines November 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan devastated the region with estimated death toll of around 10,000.
  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 17: Lily Arias sits with Edward,9, suffering from an eye injury at the Redemptorist church which has been turned into a refugee camp for 323 families inTacloban, Philippines November 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan devastated the region with estimated death toll of around 10,000.
  • TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 17: Bodies lay on the streets inTacloban, Philippines November 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan devastated the region with estimated death toll of around 10,000.
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  •  Destroyed buildings are seen though the rubble in Rikuzentakata, Japan. One of the world\'s most developed country suffered it\'s worst natural disaster as a strong 8.9 earthquake followed by a Tsunami hit the north-central coast of Japan, killing thousands, followed by a potential nuclear meltdown after the country\'s major nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.
  • Toyoki Sugawara  looks out from his destroyed liquor shop where he is collecting the items he can salvage March 18, 2011 in Kesennuma, Japan.  One of the world\'s most developed country suffered it\'s worst natural disaster as a strong 8.9 earthquake followed by a Tsunami hit the north-central coast of Japan, killing thousands, followed by a potential nuclear meltdown after the country\'s major nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.
  •  Neena Sasaki, 5, carries some of the family belongings from her home that was destroyed after the devastating earthquake and tsunami March 15, 2011 in Rikuzentakata,  Miyagi province, Japan.  One of the world\'s most developed country suffered it\'s worst natural disaster as a strong 8.9 earthquake followed by a Tsunami hit the north-central coast of Japan, killing thousands, followed by a potential nuclear meltdown after the country\'s major nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.
  • Aiko Musashi and her husband Katsuya remove their personnel belongings from their destroyed home March 18, 2011 in Kesennuma, Japan.  One of the world\'s most developed country suffered it\'s worst natural disaster as a strong 8.9 earthquake followed by a Tsunami hit the north-central coast of Japan, killing thousands, followed by a potential nuclear meltdown after the country\'s major nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.
  •  Japanese military march during a search and rescue mission scouring the rubble of a village destroyed by the devastating earthquake and tsunami March 15, 2011 in Rikuzentakata,  Miyagi province, Japan.  One of the world\'s most developed country suffered it\'s worst natural disaster as a strong 8.9 earthquake followed by a Tsunami hit the north-central coast of Japan, killing thousands, followed by a potential nuclear meltdown after the country\'s major nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.
  • Rescue workers carry a charred body from the rubble of a village destroyed by the devastating earthquake, fires and tsunami March 16, 2011 in Kesennuma, Miyagi province, Japan.  One of the world\'s most developed country suffered it\'s worst natural disaster as a strong 8.9 earthquake followed by a Tsunami hit the north-central coast of Japan, killing thousands, followed by a potential nuclear meltdown after the country\'s major nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.
  • RIKUZENTAKATA,JAPAN-MARCH 15 : Japanese miitary walk by a body lying in the rubble of a village destroyed by the devastating earthquake and tsunami March 15, 2011 in Rikuzentakata,  Miyagi province, Japan. Thousands have been killed after the 8.9 earthquake struck the northeast coast of the Japan 4 days ago. Presently the country is struggling to contain a potential nuclear meltdown after the nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.  (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  •  Momoko Onodera prays as she talks about her husband who died in the tsunami at an evacuation center March 18, 2011 in Kesennuma, Japan.  One of the world\'s most developed country suffered it\'s worst natural disaster as a strong 8.9 earthquake followed by a Tsunami hit the north-central coast of Japan, killing thousands, followed by a potential nuclear meltdown after the country\'s major nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.
  •  Family photos washed away from the tsunami have been found and displayed at a makeshift evacuation center so that people can collect them March 26, 2011 in Rikuzentakata, Japan.  One of the world\'s most developed country suffered it\'s worst natural disaster as a strong 8.9 earthquake followed by a Tsunami hit the north-central coast of Japan, killing thousands, followed by a potential nuclear meltdown after the country\'s major nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.
  • Families and relatives of the dead cry as they identify their family members at a temporary burial ground March 25, 2011 in Higashi Matsushima , Japan.  Under Japanese Buddhist practice a cremation is the expected traditional way of dealing with the dead but now with the death toll so high crematoriums are overwhelmed and there is a shortage of fuel to burn them. Local municipalities are forced to dig mass graves as a temporary solution.
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  • BHUNJA, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 14: Shahid,6,  an earthquake victim, sits on the lap of a relative.He is from Bhunja, a mountain village now cut off from the world by the earthquake where 600-800 people died, are packed onto a helicopter taking the injured victims to a hospital.A devastating earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit northern Pakistan and neighboring India leaving up to 3 million people homeless, killing almost 80,000. Rescue efforts were complicated by the remote mountainous landscape and the vast areas effected leaving the victims in desperate situations. In some areas,  injured were trapped for days with little food and no shelter as roads were blocked by landslides. Aid agencies could barely grasp the enormity of this natural disaster, the worst in Pakistan\'s history.
  • MIRPUR BURIRO, PAKISTAN-AUG 12 :  Desperate people get evacuated by the Pakistan Army as flood waters continue to cause suffering two weeks on after the floods began August 12, 2010 in Mirpur Buriro , Pakistan. Nineteen men were rescued from an empty village surround by flood waters for the last three days, the men said they had no food left. The country\'s agricultural heartland has been devastated as rice, corn and wheat fields are flooded creating a massive lake that goes on for many miles. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as the army and aid organizations struggle to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster which has killed atleast 1,600 people and displaced millions. In addition, Pakistani\'s have become more frustrated with the government\'s response and a lack of foreign aid. The U.N has described the disaster as unprecedented. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)
  • AERIAL-SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN-AUG 14 :  Flood victims run towards the Pakistan Army helicopter to grab aid being dropped August 14, 2010 flying over Sindh province, Pakistan. Flood waters continue to cause suffering over two weeks on after the floods began effecting as many as 20 million people according to a government  statement. The country\'s agricultural heartland has been devastated as rice, corn and wheat fields are flooded creating a massive lake that goes on for many miles. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as the army and aid organizations struggle to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster which has killed approximately 1,600 people and displaced millions. In addition, Pakistani\'s have become more frustrated with the government\'s response and a lack of foreign aid. The U.N has described the disaster as unprecedented. (Photo by Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)
  • CHOKE GHODAR, PAKISTAN-AUG 27: Flood victims make their way along on a major flooded road as the water level goes down in the Punjab region allowing some to head home August 27, 2010 in Choke Ghodar, Pakistan. The country\'s agricultural heartland has been devastated as rice, corn and wheat crops have been destroyed by the floods, government officials claim as many as 20 million people have been effected by the flooding. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as aid organizations and the government struggle four weeks on with the wide spread scale of the disaster which has killed over 1,600 people and injured 2,000. The relief effort had improved in Sindh province but is still being hampered by logistical problems, including the ability to reach many of the victims. The U.N has described the disaster as unprecedented with over a third of the country under water. It has now received more than half of the $460 million appeal it issued last week to pay for humanitarian operations over the next three months. The Taliban has hinted that it may launch attacks against foreign aid workers calling their presence \{quote}unacceptable\{quote}. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)
  • SUKKUR, PAKISTAN-AUG 19: Desperate flood victims scramble for some aid given out by the Pakistan military at a tented camp August 19, 2010 in Sukkur , Pakistan. The country\'s agricultural heartland has been devastated as rice, corn and wheat crops have been destroyed by the floods, government officials claim as many as 20 million people have been effected by the flooding with 15 million seriously effected. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as the army and aid organizations continue to struggle three weeks on with the wide spread scale of the disaster which has killed over 1,600 people and injured 2,000. The relief effort is being hampered by logistical problems, including the ability to reach many of the victims.  The U.N has described the disaster as unprecedented with over a third of the country under water. It has now received more than half of the $460 million appeal it issued last week to pay for humanitarian operations over the next three months. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)
  • AERIAL-SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN-AUG 14 :  Flood victims grab aid being dropped from a Pakistan Army helicopter August 14, 2010 flying over Sindh province, Pakistan. Flood waters continue to cause suffering over two weeks on after the floods began effecting as many as 20 million people according to a government  statement. The country\'s agricultural heartland has been devastated as rice, corn and wheat fields are flooded creating a massive lake that goes on for many miles. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as the army and aid organizations struggle to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster which has killed approximately 1,600 people and displaced millions. In addition, Pakistani\'s have become more frustrated with the government\'s response and a lack of foreign aid. The U.N has described the disaster as unprecedented. (Photo by Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)
  • KASHTRA, PAKISTAN-DECEMBER 16: Earthquake survivors reside at a large tented camp in Kashtra, December 16, 2005. The camp has over 700 tents housing 3,336 earthquake victims who have moved from various area villages for the winter months.  Lack of snow is giving the quake survivors a break but they are still struggling in over crowded tented camps while fighting the cold weather with a lack of shelter.  (photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • BALAKOT, PAKISTAN- Men pray in front of a destroyed mosque. A devastating earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit northern Pakistan and neighboring India leaving up to 3 million people homeless, killing almost 80,000. Rescue efforts were complicated by the remote mountainous landscape and the vast areas effected leaving the victims in desperate situations. In some areas,  injured were trapped for days with little food and no shelter as roads were blocked by landslides. Aid agencies could barely grasp the enormity of this natural disaster, the worst in Pakistan\'s history.
  • SANGI PATAN, PAKISTAN-AUG 11 : Pakistani flood victims get evacuated by the Pakistan Navy on a boat rescue mission as flood waters continue to rise August 11, 2010 in Sangi Patan, Pakistan.  The country\'s agricultural heartland has been hit hard as rice, corn and wheat fields are flooded creating a massive lake that goes on for many miles. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as the army and aid organizations struggle to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster which has killed atleast 1,600 people and displaced millions. In addition, Pakistani\'s have become more frustrated with the government\'s response and a lack of foreign aid. The U.N has described the disaster as unprecedented. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)
  • SUKKUR, PAKISTAN-AUG 10 : A Pakistan man holds on with all his strength as flood victims get evacuated by the Pakistan Navy on a boat rescue mission as flood waters continue at a very high level August 10, 2010 in Sukkur, Pakistan. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as the army and aid organizations struggle to cope with the scope of the wide spread disaster which has killed atleast 1,500 people and displaced millions. In addition, Pakistani\'s have become more frustrated with the government\'s repsonse along with President Asif Ali Zardari trip to Europe as Islamic charities step up to gain local grass roots support as they did in the 2005 earthquake.(Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)WASHED AWAY_PAKISTAN FLOODS
  • BALAKOT, PAKISTAN-NOVEMBER 7:  The walking wounded carry their injured through the destroyed town of Balakot. . A devastating earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit northern Pakistan and neighboring India leaving up to 3 million people homeless, killing almost 80,000. Rescue efforts were complicated by the remote mountainous landscape and the vast areas effected leaving the victims in desperate situations. In some areas,  injured were trapped for days with little food and no shelter as roads were blocked by landslides. Aid agencies could barely grasp the enormity of this natural disaster, the worst in Pakistan\'s history.
  • SUKKUR, PAKISTAN-AUG 15 :  Desperate flood victims scramble for some ice suffering in the severe heat with a lack of clean water August 15, 2010 in Sukkur , Pakistan. The country\'s agricultural heartland has been devastated as rice, corn and wheat crops have been destroyed by the floods, officials say as many as 20 million people have been effected. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as the army and aid organizations struggle to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster which has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The U.N has described the disaster as unprecedented with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)
  • MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 11:  Earthquake victims wait to get emergency first aid in a makeshift trauma center as a helicopter blows dust and high winds where many survivors from  Muzaffarabad and neighboring villages where taken.(photo by Paula Bronstein for Time magazine /Getty Images)
  • THE AGONY OF KASHMIR-PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE BALAKOT, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 18: Hassan jan holds baby Sheeraz, 1 year who has a  broken pelvis, their home was destroyed in Balakot now they are forced to live on the muddy ground outside in a makeshift hospital.  A devastating earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit northern Pakistan and neighboring India in early October leaving up to 3 million people homeless in Pakistan, killing almost 80,000 in Pakistan and another 1,400 in Indian-Kashmir. Rescue efforts were complicated by the remote mountainous landscape and the vast areas effected leaving the people in desperate situations. The injured were trapped for days with little food and no shelter as roads were blocked by landslides until helicopters were able to rescue the victims. Aid agencies could barely grasp the enormity of the natural disaster, the worst in Pakistan’s history.
  • SUKKUR, PAKISTAN-AUG 21: Flood victims line up for food distribution by the World Food Program (WFP) at a tented camp August 21, 2010 in Sukkur , Pakistan. The country\'s agricultural heartland has been devastated as rice, corn and wheat crops have been destroyed by the floods, government officials claim as many as 20 million people have been effected by the flooding with 15 million seriously effected. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as the army and aid organizations continue to struggle three weeks on with the wide spread scale of the disaster which has killed over 1,600 people and injured 2,000. The relief effort is being hampered by logistical problems, including the ability to reach many of the victims.  The U.N has described the disaster as unprecedented with over a third of the country under water. It has now received more than half of the $460 million appeal it issued last week to pay for humanitarian operations over the next three months. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)
  • BALAKOT, PAKISTAN-NOVEMBER 7:  A Pakistani barber shaves a man\'s face in his open air shop sitting amongst the rubble as life attempts to get back to normal in the devastated town of Balakot, November 7, 2005. A devastating earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit northern Pakistan and neighboring India leaving up to 3 million people homeless, killing almost 80,000. Rescue efforts were complicated by the remote mountainous landscape and the vast areas effected leaving the victims in desperate situations. In some areas,  injured were trapped for days with little food and no shelter as roads were blocked by landslides. Aid agencies could barely grasp the enormity of this natural disaster, the worst in Pakistan\'s history.
  • BALAKOT, PAKISTAN: A father holds his daughter  awaiting medical treatment at a makeshift trauma facility where earthquake survivors were brought in by helicopter from remote villages.  A devastating earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit northern Pakistan and neighboring India in early October leaving up to 3 million people homeless in Pakistan, killing almost 80,000 in Pakistan and another 1,400 in Indian-Kashmir. Rescue efforts were complicated by the remote mountainous landscape and the vast areas effected leaving the people in desperate situations. The injured were trapped for days with little food and no shelter as roads were blocked by landslides until helicopters were able to rescue the victims. Aid agencies could barely grasp the enormity of the natural disaster, the worst in Pakistan’s history.
  • SUKKUR, PAKISTAN-AUG 21: Flood victims suffering from gastroenteritis and diarrhea pack a government hospital ward for flood effected children August 21, 2010 in Sukkur , Pakistan. The country\'s agricultural heartland has been devastated as rice, corn and wheat crops have been destroyed by the floods, government officials claim as many as 20 million people have been effected by the flooding with 15 million seriously effected. Pakistan is suffering from the worst flooding in 80 years as the army and aid organizations continue to struggle three weeks on with the wide spread scale of the disaster which has killed over 1,600 people and injured 2,000. The relief effort is being hampered by logistical problems, including the ability to reach many of the victims.  The U.N has described the disaster as unprecedented with over a third of the country under water. It has now received more than half of the $460 million appeal it issued last week to pay for humanitarian operations over the next three months. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)
  • THE AGONY OF KASHMIR-PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE BALAKOT, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 18: Another body is about to be dug out of the Shaheen school where hundreds of students and teachers died in the devastated town of Balakot, 90% destroyed by the earthquake.A devastating earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit northern Pakistan and neighboring India in early October leaving up to 3 million people homeless in Pakistan, killing almost 80,000 in Pakistan and another 1,400 in Indian-Kashmir. Rescue efforts were complicated by the remote mountainous landscape and the vast areas effected leaving the people in desperate situations. The injured were trapped for days with little food and no shelter as roads were blocked by landslides until helicopters were able to rescue the victims. Aid agencies could barely grasp the enormity of the natural disaster, the worst in Pakistan’s history.
  • MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 19: A woman is treated in a make-shift trauma facility Muzaffarabad, Pakistan controlled Kashmir October 19,2005. Many of the seriuosly injured are still being evacuated from remote mountainous villages 11 days after the devastating earthquake. The current death toll is now believed to be 50,000 from the South Asian earthquake a week and a half ago. Atleast 1,400 died in Indian-Kashmir. (photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN-DECEMBER 16: Nasim Jan holds her daughter Mehnaz, 2 months old with Farooq and Abdullah as try and keep warm residing at a tented camp in Muzaffarabad, December 16, 2005. The camp has over 700 tents housing 3,336 earthquake victims who have moved from various area villages for the winter months.  Lack of snow is giving the quake survivors a break but they are still struggling in over crowded tented camps while fighting the cold weather with a lack of shelter.  (photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 22:Naseem (L) and Nazmeen Akther (R) weep as they loook at photos of their children killed in the earthquake inside their tent in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan controlled Kashmir October 22,2005. the mothers joined relatives who visited them today to mourn their loss together. The current death toll is now believed to be over 50,000 from the South Asian earthquake that happened 2 weeks ago. Over 3 million people are without proper shelter and aid organizations including the U.N are warning that thousands could die in remote mountainous regions as Winter approaches. Atleast 1,400 died in Indian-Kashmir. (photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
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  • BANGKOK,THAILAND - NOVEMBER 16 :  An old tattered Thai flag blows over a bridge in the flooded district of Rangsit November 16, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Clinton came to Thailand today to offer support and significant US help in confronting Thailand\'s massive flooding. Over seven major industrial parks in Bangkok and, thousands of factories have been closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi with millions of tons of rice damaged. Across the country, the flooding which is now in its third month has affected 25 of Thailand\'s 64 provinces. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years which has affected more than nine million people. The death toll stands at 562 people. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • RANGSIT,THAILAND - OCTOBER 24rd: Flood victims make their way through the high waters as the sunsets along the flooded streets in Rangsit on the outskirts of Bangkok October 24, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hundreds of factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi as the waters come closer to threaten Bangkok as well. Around 350 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years with damages running as high as $6 billion which could increase of the floods swamp Bangkok.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • AYUTTHAYA,THAILAND - OCTOBER 10TH:  Thai mahouts ride their elephants through the flooded streets October 10, 2011 in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The elephants are from a nearby elephant camp. Around 200 factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya because of flooding, which is posing a threat to Bangkok as well. Over 260 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Some areas of the country are experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years, mainly in the centre, north and northeast.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • BANGKOK,THAILAND - OCTOBER 29: Thai military pull a boat full of people past a mural in a flooded neighborhood near the Chayo Praya river as rising waters threaten parts of the capitol city October 29, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hundreds of factories have been closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years which has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • BANGKOK,THAILAND - NOVEMBER 2 : A Thai man sits at a flooded train station in the Laksi area  November 2, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of flood victims have been forced to take shelter at crowded evacuation centers around the capitol city. Hundreds of factories have been closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi and millions of tons of rice has been damaged. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years which has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • AYUTTHAYA,THAILAND - NOVEMBER 14 :  Honda vehicles are seen in an aerial photo at the flooded Honda factory in the Rojuna Industrial district November 14, 2011 in Ayutthaya, Thailand. While the city of Ayutthaya is recovering from the floods the factories are still underwater for at least a month.  Over seven major industrial parks in Bangkok and, thousands of factories have been closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi with millions of tons of rice damaged. Across the country, the flooding which is now in its third month has affected over 25 of Thailand\'s 64 provinces. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years which has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • BANGKOK,THAILAND - OCTOBER 29: A Thai family evacuates with all their dogs in a boat through a flooded neighborhood near the Chayo Praya river as rising waters threaten parts of the capitol city October 29, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hundreds of factories have been closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years which has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • RANGSIT,THAILAND - OCTOBER 24rd: A flooded shop selling buddha statues is seen along the flooded streets in Rangsit on the outskirts of Bangkok October 24, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hundreds of factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi as the waters come closer to threaten Bangkok as well. Around 350 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years with damages running as high as $6 billion which could increase of the floods swamp Bangkok.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • BANGKOK,THAILAND - NOVEMBER 7 :  Commuters get off a city bus into waist deep water in the Bang Kae district southwest of the capitol city November 7, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Over seven major industrial parks in Bangkok and, thousands of factories have been closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi with millions of tons of rice damaged. Across the country, the flooding which is now in its third month has affected 25 of Thailand\'s 64 provinces. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years which has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • AYUTTHAYA,THAILAND - OCTOBER 10TH:  A Thai man holds his daughter a he wades through the flooded streets October 10, 2011 in Ayutthaya, Thailand Around 200 factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya because of flooding, which is posing a threat to Bangkok as well. Over 260 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Some areas of the country are experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years, mainly in the centre, north and northeast.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • BANGKOK,THAILAND - OCTOBER 31:  Tassaporn holds her son Poonawat,3, on a makeshift raft as they wait for more supplies to bring home in the Thonburi area October 31, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of flood victims have been forced to take shelter at crowded evacuation centers around the capitol city. Hundreds of factories have been closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years which has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • RANGSIT,THAILAND - OCTOBER 24rd: A woman hangs onto a street sign in chest deep water along the flooded streets in Rangsit on the outskirts of Bangkok October 24, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hundreds of factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi as the waters come closer to threaten Bangkok as well. Around 350 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years with damages running as high as $6 billion which could increase of the floods swamp Bangkok.(Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
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