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October 8th, 2005, 02:28 PM
A massive earthquake jolts South Asia,
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/quake.pakistan/index.html
The magnitude 7.6 quake, which was followed by strong aftershocks, is feared to have caused thousands of deaths in Pakistan; India; the disputed territory of Kashmir, and Afghanistan.
The confirmed death toll stands at 1,337.
The quake hit Saturday at 8:50 a.m. local time (11:50 p.m. ET Friday). The epicenter was about 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad.
Effects of the quake, the most intense in the region in a century, were felt hundreds of miles away.
"This was the strongest earthquake in the area during the last hundred years," Qamar Uz Zaman, director-general of the Pakistani Meteorological Department, told CNN.
The footage on TV is staggering. :o
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/quake.pakistan/index.html
The magnitude 7.6 quake, which was followed by strong aftershocks, is feared to have caused thousands of deaths in Pakistan; India; the disputed territory of Kashmir, and Afghanistan.
The confirmed death toll stands at 1,337.
The quake hit Saturday at 8:50 a.m. local time (11:50 p.m. ET Friday). The epicenter was about 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad.
Effects of the quake, the most intense in the region in a century, were felt hundreds of miles away.
"This was the strongest earthquake in the area during the last hundred years," Qamar Uz Zaman, director-general of the Pakistani Meteorological Department, told CNN.
The footage on TV is staggering. :o
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