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Pakistan Red Crescent Society actively engaged in earthquake rescue operation

Xinhua, October 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has been actively engaged in rescue operation after Monday's powerful earthquake that killed over 228 people in the country, Khalid bin Majeed, spokesman of the PRCS told Xinhua on Tuesday.

Workers of the PRCS rescued and gave on-spot treatment to more than 500 injured people in all affected areas including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Gilgit-Baltistan district, Majeed said, adding that its ambulances also shifted the injured to hospitals.

Medical teams of the PRSC have established medical camps in areas of Malakand division and Chitral, which are the most affected regions with less medical facilities, he said.

According to the spokesman, the PRSC regional and district branches have provided all of their blankets, floor sheets and tents in stocks to the affected people and have send 1,000 tents and 1,000 sleeping sheets, 1,000 blankets and food packets from Islamabad to the affected area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The PRSC has also moved its volunteers for blood donations and the volunteers are available in all hospitals to donate their blood, Majeed said.

So far, Iranian Red Crescent Society and Turkish Red Crescent Society have contacted the PRCS and offered their help. The PRCS have said thanks to them and told them that the currently the situation is under control and if any worst condition comes they would ask for help.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has also offered complete help. They have provided medical operation kits for 250 patients which have already been sent to hospitals in Swat this morning.

The PRCS and the ICRC are in contact, said the spokesman, "If we feel that the situation is getting worse than we shall go for appeal to the world for help."

Majeed also said that the PRSC and the Chinese Red Cross have always been at the forefront together and are in coordination. The PRSC is assessing what kind of technical or other help Pakistan need from Chinese Red Cross, then they will forward a request to them for help, said the spokesman. Enditem