Balakot is the main city of this area . It was one of the towns which was most damaged in the 2005 Kashmir earthquake on 8 October 2005 and an estimated 80 % of the buildings there were destroyed . Villages were badly affected and landslides cut off thousands of people from Balakot where relief workers had been helping the survivors
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
Bala Kot Tehsil