Saturday, September 28, 2013

Pakistan quake toll reaches 515, insurgents hamper aid efforts

A survivor of an earthquake carries a pot on her head filled with drinking water as she walks near the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake at Dhallbedi Peernder village in Awaran district By Gul Yousufzai ARAWAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from an earthquake in southwestern Pakistan has reached 515, a provincial official said Friday, as insurgent attacks threaten relief efforts and survivors complain of lack of shelter from the scorching sun. Babar Yaqoob, the Chief Secretary of Baluchistan, gave the updated death toll as he toured the destroyed region of Awaran, where the 7.7 magnitude quake struck on Tuesday. A 6.8 magnitude aftershock jolted the same region on Saturday, bringing down more buildings amid ongoing search and rescue efforts. ...








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-quake-toll-reaches-515-insurgents-hamper-aid-102134042.html

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