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After being struck by two intense earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.2 magnitudes with a difference of four days, District Awaran and District Turbat of Balochistan province are reporting increasing losses 375 deaths and number of injured people have gone up to 825. PDMA has given estimation that overall 185000 people have been affected so far as a result of the first one.

Three PRCS health teams are on ground and providing basic health and care services, first aid and free medicines to the affected population. So far 1017 people have benefitted from one Health team serving in district hospital and two MHUs running in Tehsil Awaran. After coordination with the DC, PRCS shall be responding in the village Labach of UC Awaran and village Teertej of UC Teertej both in Tehsil Awaran of District Awaran. 300 Non food item kits and basic emergency shelter items out of 1000 have been dispatched from Quetta and shall reach Awaran today. The rest 700 will be deployed by evening.

As an initial plan, PRCS is supporting 7000 EQ affected people with basic emergency shelter, food and essential non food items along with providing free health services.