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| Officials say they fear that up to 300 people have been killed in an earthquake in Pakistan's south-west Balochistan province. | Officials say they fear that up to 300 people have been killed in an earthquake in Pakistan's south-west Balochistan province. |
| Up to 50,000 people are thought to be homeless following the 6.4 magnitude tremor on Wednesday. | Up to 50,000 people are thought to be homeless following the 6.4 magnitude tremor on Wednesday. |
| Since the quake, there have been many aftershocks, frightening people in villages and towns across a wide area. | Since the quake, there have been many aftershocks, frightening people in villages and towns across a wide area. |
| Rescuers are still scrambling to reach thousands of survivors who have spent two cold nights in the open. | Rescuers are still scrambling to reach thousands of survivors who have spent two cold nights in the open. |
| See a map of the affected area | See a map of the affected area |
| The official death toll is 215, but officials fear that more people than that have died, says the BBC's Charles Haviland in Islamabad. | The official death toll is 215, but officials fear that more people than that have died, says the BBC's Charles Haviland in Islamabad. |
| Many people buried their close relatives soon after their deaths, making any accurate count difficult. | Many people buried their close relatives soon after their deaths, making any accurate count difficult. |
| A health officer in Ziarat, the worst-affected area, has also stressed that some remote villages have not yet been has surveyed. | A health officer in Ziarat, the worst-affected area, has also stressed that some remote villages have not yet been has surveyed. |
| Aftershocks | Aftershocks |
| Some survivors say that many villages away from main roads have only slowly and belatedly been receiving food, blankets and tents from the relief teams sent by the government. | Some survivors say that many villages away from main roads have only slowly and belatedly been receiving food, blankets and tents from the relief teams sent by the government. |
| The quake crushed hundreds of vulnerable houses | The quake crushed hundreds of vulnerable houses |
| Military helicopters are being used to reach mountainous and remote locations, where some villages have been cut off by landslides. | Military helicopters are being used to reach mountainous and remote locations, where some villages have been cut off by landslides. |
| "The earthquake destroyed our houses, but now the government's slow response is killing us," Moosa Kaleem, a survivor in Ziarat, told the Associated Press news agency. | "The earthquake destroyed our houses, but now the government's slow response is killing us," Moosa Kaleem, a survivor in Ziarat, told the Associated Press news agency. |
| "We cannot spend another night in this chilling weather, especially the kids." | "We cannot spend another night in this chilling weather, especially the kids." |
| Several hundred aftershocks have been felt since the main earthquake. | Several hundred aftershocks have been felt since the main earthquake. |
| "I know these are aftershocks and not new earthquakes, and I also know these tremors may continue for a while but it is hard to convince children that they will be safe," Amjad Aziz, a teacher in Ziarat who has been sleeping in his car since the quake, told AP. | "I know these are aftershocks and not new earthquakes, and I also know these tremors may continue for a while but it is hard to convince children that they will be safe," Amjad Aziz, a teacher in Ziarat who has been sleeping in his car since the quake, told AP. |
| The aftershocks have also been felt in the city of Quetta. | The aftershocks have also been felt in the city of Quetta. |
| There, hospital patients - including people injured in the quake - are lying on the ground or on beds in the open air, as staff do not consider it safe to stay indoors. | There, hospital patients - including people injured in the quake - are lying on the ground or on beds in the open air, as staff do not consider it safe to stay indoors. |
| The shocks are still causing widespread alarm, and some people have left the city for rural areas. | The shocks are still causing widespread alarm, and some people have left the city for rural areas. |
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| Villagers remain in tents after fears of an aftershock | Villagers remain in tents after fears of an aftershock |
| Activists with hard-line Islamic organisations were first to reach some of the most remote parts with relief supplies. | Activists with hard-line Islamic organisations were first to reach some of the most remote parts with relief supplies. |
| Among them was Jamaat-ud-Dawa, designated a terrorist group by the US government for its links to Kashmiri Muslim separatists. | Among them was Jamaat-ud-Dawa, designated a terrorist group by the US government for its links to Kashmiri Muslim separatists. |
| The same group also helped survivors of a huge quake that devastated northern Pakistan in October 2005, killing up to 80,000 people. | The same group also helped survivors of a huge quake that devastated northern Pakistan in October 2005, killing up to 80,000 people. |
| Balochistan is home to a long-running separatist movement, but has so far been spared the level of violence seen in the north-western tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. | Balochistan is home to a long-running separatist movement, but has so far been spared the level of violence seen in the north-western tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. |
| In 1935, Quetta suffered almost complete destruction in an earthquake which claimed the lives of about 30,000 people. | In 1935, Quetta suffered almost complete destruction in an earthquake which claimed the lives of about 30,000 people. |
| Pakistan sits atop an area of seismic collision between the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates, the same force that created the Himalayan mountains. | Pakistan sits atop an area of seismic collision between the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates, the same force that created the Himalayan mountains. |
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| Are you in the area? Have you been affected by the earthquake? | Are you in the area? Have you been affected by the earthquake? |
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