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Respond 1:4000 map of post-earthquake damage in the central city area of Balakot, based on a high-resolution IKONOS image. Areas of catastrophic damage are enclosed in red, moderate damage in orange and moderate damage in purple. Image processed by EC-JRC; IKONOS data copyright Space Imaging Middle East 2005.