Hundreds of civilians have fled the fighting and the militiamen have been torching houses as they disperse. |
People are so poor there that their huts may collapse. The biggest burden from this quake is going to be the rebuilding of homes rather than the injuries. |
Residents told us that some people had died and others were injured but we do not have any figures yet. |
The death toll is at risk of increasing, even if it won't be great. |
The most critical needs include medicine, blankets, rehabilitation of houses as well as non-food items such as kitchen utensils. |
We don't have any new figures, but we are concerned that the aftershocks may have cause more structural damage to buildings in the town. |