Scots Doctors' Climb to Save 200 in 'Forgotten' Earthquake Village Landslide Warnings Ignored to Reach Mountain Victims

The Herald › November 14, 2005

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TWO Scots doctors helped to save more than 200 lives after trekking to a "forgotten" mountain village after the Pakistan earthquake.

Dr Nadeem Bhatti and Dr Khalid Malik, both from Glasgow, travelled almost 4000 miles after images showing the devastation caused by last month's catastrophe were broadcast around the world.

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Scots Doctors' Climb to Save 200 in 'Forgotten' Earthquake Village Landslide Warnings Ignored to Reach Mountain Victims

They went to a field hospital in Balakot, a town near the earthquake's epicentre. But Dr Bhatti, who admits he usually drives his car to the corner shop, w...

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