 Tens of thousands of people are still living in tents |
The prime minister of the Kashmir sector of Pakistan for its help after an earthquake devastated the region last year. But despite aid efforts, tens of thousands of people are still living in tents 12 months after the disaster.
About 75,000 people were killed and three million made homeless when the quake struck the mountainous region.
Aid agencies said that although much had been done, there was still desperate need on a large scale.
More than 30,000 people are still living in tents in relief camps with the cold winter months not far away.
In addition, double that number are also in tents pitched in the ruins of cities like Muzaffarabad and Balakot.
Prime minister of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Attiq Khan, said Scottish charities had made a remarkable contribution to the aid effort since the quake hit in October 2005.
Dorothy Blane, the Pakistan country director of charity Concern, said the situation could be perilous if the coming winter was severe.
"It's not at all what we anticipated," she said.
"We anticipated people being back in their home areas and starting to rebuild, even if they were still in tents."
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