Early Saturday morning a major earthquake struck Kashmir around 9am local time. At least four serious aftershocks were felt in the region. The tremor is said to have lasted six minutes. India, Pakistan and Afghanistan have been affected.
Thousands are feared dead and lmany more remain trapped in building collapses. CNN reporting 18K killed, 40K injured : BBC reports 1000s poss. dead : Bloomberg : Reuters
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AP - Quake Kills More Than 18,000, wounds at least 41,000, and was followed by 22 aftershocks, including a 6.2-magnitude temblor. The worst earthquake in a long while, and sadly in an already unstable combustible borderzone.
Sun Oct 9, 4:08 AM ET
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - An estimated 30,000 people were killed in Pakistan-controlled
Kashmir by a massive earthquake, the region's Minister for Works and Communication Tariq Farooq has told AFP.
(10-09) 19:05 PDT GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) --
According to the U.N. team at the site, "at least 2.5 million people are in need of shelter," said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswomen for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Relief.
The office said at least 200,000 winterized tents were urgently needed.
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