Strong earthquake hits Indian subcontinent (AP/AFP) Updated: 2005-10-08 15:10
Residents search the wreckages of a building
hit by a strong earthquake in Islamabad. Dozens of people have died in
northern Pakistan after a severe earthquake and the eventual toll could be
'very high', a federal government official said. [AFP]
Volunteers
search for trapped residents as housing complex collapsed by
severe earthquake jolt Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Oct 8, 2005. A magnitude 7.6
earthquake rocked parts of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, injuring hundreds and damaging
dozens of homes and shops. Part of a 19-story apartment building collapsed
in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, and dozens of people were feared trapped
in the rubble. [AP] |
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