On the morning of the 8th October 2005 the most devastating earthquake to hit northern Pakistan and Kashmir for years caused extensive damage to life property and the infrastructure. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale entire villages and communities were wi .....more
India has the second largest population in the world with 1.1 billion people. One third of them – 394 million people - live below the poverty line on less than 50p a day. Less than two-thirds of them can read or write. 75% of the population live in ru .....more
The 2004 Tsunami completely devastated Indonesia – no other country suffered worse damage – and more than 350 000 people lost their lives… In the northern province of Aceh more than 150 000 people lost their lives and an estimated 500 000 .....more
Bangladesh is described as the most densely populated country in the world. It’s also one of the poorest: almost half of its 147 million people live below the poverty line and more than 20,000 women die each year due to pregnancy-related complications.
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