BOP 2006 > Still Photography Winners > Photojournalist of the Year (Over 115,000 circulation)
- Honorable Mention
- < 1 ... 30, 31, 32
"Earthquake in Kashmir" From the mountainous town of Balakot, a man and his injured son are airlifted for medical attention. By the hundreds, people from villages miles away from Balakot, hiked with dead or injured loved-ones to get help or food.
Over 86,000 people died and 3 million people were left homeless by the earthquake that shook the Pakistani and Indian regions of Kashmir in October 2005. Preoccupied by the news of other natural disasters, the international community was slow to respond to the 7.6 magnitude earthquake. Harsh winter conditions and mountain landslides hampered relief efforts in many areas. Survivors from remote villages hiked for days, carrying injured and dead family members to the Pakistani town of Balakot where helicopters eventually arrived to airlift people to better medical facilities. With the onslaught of winter, many of those left homeless still lack the basics—water, food, blankets, medicine and tents.
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