SINGAPORE (Reuters) - One struck near the roof of the world, the other at the bottom of the sea, but an unprecedented aid effort after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami has lessons for Pakistan's catastrophe, aid experts said.
The geography could not be more different -- the 9.15 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26 spawned a tsunami that swamped tropical coasts, while Saturday's quake destroyed Himalayan villages -- but the aid effort in both disasters have similar challenges.
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