Thursday, November 24
QUAKE RELIEF: SEABEES ADOPT, RECONSTRUCT PAK VILLAGE
| November 23, 2005 U.S. Disaster Assistance Center Pakistan – U.S. sailors today adopted the Miani Bandi village adjacent to the Muzaffarabad Airport as part of U.S. support to Pakistan-led relief efforts. The sailors, known as SEABEES, are participating in the “Adopt a Village” program started by the Pakistan military to provide sturdy shelters by winter to earthquake survivors in the Kashmir region. The SEABEES home ported in Gulfport, Miss., deployed to Muzaffarabad on Oct. 27 from Okinawa, Japan to assist the Government of Pakistan in relief efforts. Phase two of this program encompasses building durable shelters for the winter using the materials already at the home sites. The SEABEES, Pakistan Military, and the home owners will work together to reconstruct approximately 75 homes, build a school, and sanitation facilities. The Pakistani military “Adopt a Village“ program has three phases, phase one consisted of supplying tents, phase two consists of building durable shelters and the third phase is the rebuilding of permanent homes for those affected by the earthquake. Weblog LINK |
