Wings of a Bird

Shortage of Tents and Spread of Infection Plague Relief Efforts After Earthquake - N.Y. Times
... Syed Ali Akbar Shah, 65, a former porter for the Indian Army, stood on the side of a road seeking help on Thursday. After three hours, he had collected a packet of biscuits, a candle and a matchbox, amounting to small consolation after his house had been destroyed. "Everything was finished in 10 seconds," Mr. Shah, 65, said. "Within seconds we became beggars."
Stories of long waits and inadequate aid could be heard across the region. In Pakistan, at least 71 amputations have been carried out on earthquake victims whose wounds became infected while they waited days for evacuation by helicopter, Pakistani doctors said Friday. Doctors predicted that amputations would continue.
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"Helicopters have not been to my village," said Abdul Qayyum, who carried his newly paralyzed wife 18 miles with six other men to reach a helipad. "People are forced to live in the open."
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When aid did come to this area, its distribution resulted in pandemonium. Relief trucks were mobbed from all sides on Thursday in the village of Kamal Kote. One person took away four blankets; others got none.