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Earthquake in Pakistan Kills a lot of people ! 10/29/08

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/world/asia/30quake.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

Earthquake magnitude made 170 people die on wednesday 10/29/2008 about 5:10 a.m at ISLAMABAD which is the poorest area of Pakistan.15,000 people left and were homeless.There is about 2,500 house were damaged and 500 had collapsed.In the past, October 2005, 75,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands homeless.

The temperature is 40 degrees at night, so the people was rescue about 2000 tents, 5000 blankets and 400 plastic mats.

Question :

1. Why did people recognize it as soon as possible ?

2. How government will support them ?

3. Are there many countries pay attention about this calamity?

4. What will another countries help them ?

Vobcabulary :

1. Earthquake

2. Magnitude

3. Paramilitary