The Flying Doctors - Pakistan

February 2006
Months after the earthquake hit, it's reported only half the aid needed has arrived in Kashmir. We accompany the foreign doctors co-ordinating medical aid.

Every day, people walk for miles down Kashmir's narrow mountain paths in search of help. "We don't have enough doctors to send to all the affected areas", despairs Brig. Sajjad from Pakistan's Defence Force. An Australian team has been dispatched to the Narleem Valley. "We're very close to the earthquake epicentre", states Dr David Ward. Many of the villages nearby can only be reached by helicopter. In an attempt to stave off the bitter cold, people have resorted to lighting fires in their tents. Some have been seriously burned as a result. But it's the mental injuries that prove most difficult for the doctors to treat. "There's only so much we can fix ... we can't fix people's broken hearts."

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[cdusr]

good on ya aussies.

[farazilu1]

what a strange reality, one side of border same army is saving people and the other side they are killing people by all possible means.

[Humayun93]

thanx 2 all of them who helped us in that devestating earthquake...

[gandalfthegrey41]

Good job aussies. feeling proud already

[zaida2984]

thank you so much Doctors.. God bless you all, you did a very big and great job and you earned thousands of well wishes and blessings from the people you helped and mine as well..

[genial1978]

great job..doctors..thanks

[dambish]

cant stop crying over this!!!! ALLAH tested them and us to the maximum!!

[nankanite]

thankyou so much for this video it was inspiring for my friends and me who aim to be doctors in the australian defence force

[emeraldcity9]

thank you for this video, really interesting and shocking