He said they had initial supplies of 1,500 tents, 2,000 blankets and 300 bags of food for distribution, adding: “More aid is forthcoming.”
The WHO also said it was sending enough medical aid and supplies for 50,000 people.
But as with the 2005 earthquake that killed 73,000 people in northern Pakistan, it was hardline Islamist groups, some with militant links, which were among the first on the scene.
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