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Latur Earthquake, 1993
On the early morning of 30 Sep 1993,
an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on Richter Scale rocked the districts of
Latur and Usmanabad in Maharashtra. The degree of fury was such that
dwellings in several villages of these two districts were totally
converted to debris. More than 10000 people lost their lives in Latur
and Osmanabad districts. In adjoining Karnataka, 9 people were killed
and about 16,000 people injured. Number of houses destroyed in the
earthquake was about 30,000.
That was a full Moon night on 29-30 Sep 1993, which blackened the lives
of more than 50000 families. After the emergency meeting called by Swami
Anandbodh Saraswati (President of Sarvadeshik Sabha), a team of
AryaVeers (Arya Veer Dal Sewa Samiti) was formed under the leadership of
Sh. Vinay Arya with order to initiate the rescue work immediately.
First team of 4 members started journey of 1500 Kms by road in the Sewa
Van donated by Jay Bharat Maruti. After reaching Latur, it was found
that the members of Arya Samaj Latur have already started the rescue
work. AryaVeers also joined them accelerating the pace of rescue.
AryaVeers visited several affected areas and dug out the dead bodies and
their funeral was done according to the Vedic Principles. Medical first
aid was provided to the injured. Critically injured were rushed to
hospitals immediately.
The Operation continued for more than 1 month, during which AryaVeers
distributed the Rescue Aid (Ration, Clothing, Utensils, and essential
items) sent by Sarvadeshik Sabha and several other institutions.
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