This week’s magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Tuesday afternoon and was felt across the country, even causing a small island to rise from the Arabian Sea. But its force was greatest in a particularly impoverished part of Baluchistan Province. Violent tremors felled hundreds of mud-walled houses in six remote districts in southwestern Baluchistan, killing hundreds and injuring at least 446, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. While official estimates put the death toll at 271, officials in the affected districts said that it had reached 327 and that it was expected to rise.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:43:23 +0000
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