DAY 46: Pakistan Earthquake Relief

Tue, 11 October 2005

I assist Rich, the replacement loggie, in developing a load plan should a mission come down. We discuss with key personnel the humanitarian mission that will involve specific personnel and cargo. The quake apparently was felt in parts of Afghanistan that we were not in – thus, I didn’t realize its impact until the death toll surpassed 40,000.

On a geological standpoint, the quake occurred along the plate boundary that separates the Asian continent from the Indian subcontinent. Afghanistan is on the former; Pakistan is on the latter. As days pass, the news comes forth that things are grim. I’m hoping we can mobilize soon and provide an assist to these people in dire need of emergency medical attention.