However the team still plans to have the field hospital constructed within a week, able to deliver a range of sophisticated medical care, including surgery, to victims.
The Dutch medical personnel now in Pakistan were the first to arrive, as part of what will be a multinational Nato medical team. According to the commander of the Nato Response Force (NRF) relief mission, Vice Admiral John Stufflebeem, the Dutch medical force demonstrated the kind of rapid movement inherent in NRF operations.
"I commend the Dutch commander and his team for their rapid response and set-up.