Earthquake Survivors

A massive 7,6 magnitude struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 while I was somewhere on a corner of the 2005 Japanese Grand Prix.  I knew it would not be long and I would be there on assignment.  Because I was late getting the scene, the boss in New York decided to partner me with AP writer Robert Tanner, who I soon found was a capable reporter in a disaster scene.  He was also just a cool dude to hang with which made it all the easier.  We set out on our mission in a Pakistan taxi with a driver who never met a curve he could not pass on.  We were to provide photos and on scene audio reporting for a new project called “multi-media.”  I was thrilled, it meant working for my old friend Brian Horton who was now the head of the new department.  Gathering digital photos was the easy part, filing back to New York however proved to be a daily hurdle.
A full accounting of the story can be view at https://www.davidleelongstreath.com/pakistan-diary.html

Pakistan father with son in damaged home.