Witness History: Witness Archive 2015 - Pakistan Earthquake 2005

Pakistan Earthquake 2005

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On 8 October 2005 a massive earthquake hit Pakistani-administered Kashmir. It left 87,000 people dead and more than four million homeless. Tariq Naqqash is a journalist based in Muzaffarabad, the city worst affected by the quake.

(Photo: Collapsed houses in Muzaffarabad. Credit: Associated Press)

Published on Thursday, 8th October 2015.

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