This vast and generally uninhabited area is approximately fifteen hundred miles east of Schmolkist, a remote section of Allisloust, one of several small republics that broke away from the USSR more than a decade ago.
Scattered and unverified radio reports coming from the area indicate that the quake center was in a mountainous region where there is little population and virtually no reliable communications. Bad weather has made accurate satellite observations and air operations impossible thus far.
Officials in Capasta said they were sending horse-mounted rescue teams into the area, but more information might not be available for days or even weeks because travel was restricted due to heavy snowfall and damaged roads.
Limited satellite images of the region showed extensive devastation t
