Officials in Pakistan say the death toll from a strong earthquake in southwestern Pakistan has risen to over 300. Officials made the announcement early Wednesday, September 25 after scores of mud houses collapsed in the mountainous Awaran district of Baluchistan province near the Iranian border.
Strong Earthquake Hits Remote Area of Pakistan
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Earthquake survivors from the town of Awaran, in southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, receive first aid at the Civil Hospital in Karachi, Sept. 25, 2013.
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The rubble of houses are seen after they collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, Sept. 25, 2013.
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A survivor of an earthquake sits as he takes tea on the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran, Baluchistan, Sept. 25, 2013.
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People rush out of their offices after they felt a major earthquake that struck Baluchistan province in southwest Pakistan, Sept. 24, 2013.