Relief camp set up for earthquake victims

The provincial government has set up a relief camp for monitoring rescue and relief operation in areas affected by the earthquake, which struck the NWFP and other parts of the country on Saturday afternoon.
The earthquake killed at least 16 persons and destroyed a number of houses in Manshera and Battagram districts of the province.
An official of the Provincial Relief Commission informed that the district governments of the affected areas have been directed to make arrangements for provision of food to the displaced people.
Similarly, he added, the Federal Relief Commission has dispatched 200 tents and blankets for those people whose houses have been demolished.