Mud deposits from earthquake induced groundwater flows
Mud boiled up from 10Km deep in the earth - warm, salty and smelling of sulfur
Mud deposits from the groundwater boils like this were up to 3 feet thick in some area
Irrigation canals all over the area were badly cracked and ruined like this one. There are major infrastructure needs to repair the damage before agriculture, the areas main industry, can be restored.
We were surprised to see, 12 days after the quake, that spontaneous groundwater boils pop up in new places like this one in the middle of the road. We heard that this was a common post-quake occurrence.
Damaged building similar to many that we saw.
Displaced persons living in tent camps because their homes have collapsed or are unstable.
Tent camps form where there is open space and maybe some cover, or close to roads on higher ground to avoid flooding risk from groundwater flows and where aid and help can be more easily received.
Note the lack of steel structural reinforcement in the construction of this building damaged by the quake. Many of the damaged homes we saw were of similar construction.
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