Horror and Fear

Hadia has three kids together with her husband. But only she and her little son Parvin survive the heavy earthquake in October 2005, the biggest natural disaster in Kashmir. More than 80.000 people die, more than three million become homeless. Parvin receives medical emergency assistance in the hospital of Muzaffarabat. His mother remains under shock for days. Both are brought to an emergency hospital by helicopter. These are the first pictures the Greek photographer Pilos took of victims of the earthquake after having travelled to the severely struck region on day four of the disaster. The overwhelming suffering the earthquake caused had been one of the most shocking experiences in his career as a photographer, Pilos said. Even weeks after his trip, he could still smell the rotting odour of dead bodies.