Thanking the UAE, he added that the continuing tremors were causing even the few homes still standing to collapse. Alam Gul, a resident of Chawkay district, described the horrors of the disaster: "It was just before midnight when the earthquake struck. Abdul Basir Sabat, a fellow resident from the same district, said his village alone had lost 103 precious lives. People are moving to open fields to protect themselves and are in urgent need of tents and other essentials," he pointed out. The impact of the earthquakes remains catastrophic, and people are in increasing and urgent need of various forms of aid so they can return to a better and more normal life."