Pakistan earthquake
The South Asia earthquake struck Pakistan hard on 8 October, 2005. The damage was huge with thousands killed, many more injured, and several million homeless. The UN refugee agency had stockpiles of life-saving supplies and operational capacity on the ground where it has worked for 25 years, caring for Afghan refugees.
UNHCR immediately started distributing urgently needed tents and blankets from its Pakistan warehouses. Then, a massive airlift from UNHCR's global and regional stockpiles around the world got underway flying in urgently needed tents and shelter materials.
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