Damage By Earthquake
The area was affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake – a year after the quake an Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) team visited Birote to resurvey damaged houses damaged by earthquake and to pay relief cheques. A five-member delegation of Circle Bakote, headed by Abdul Rehman Khan Abbasi, met with federal ministers and the constituency leader, Amanullah Khan Jadoon on 23 October 2006, about the unavailability of earthquake relief funds.
In earthquake the most effected village was Abbasian,about 215 houses destroyed 8 people died and 15 ingured.First aid was sent by near village Ausia to the people of Abbasian at 19:30 pm same day.
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