Photos: Magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills hundreds in Pakistan
September 25, 2013
Pakistani villagers look for belongings amid the rubble of their destroyed homes following an earthquake in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ( Pakistan )
Pakistani survivors clear the debris of destroyed houses in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. Desperate villagers in southwest Pakistan clawed through the wreckage of their ruined homes , a day after a huge earthquake struck, killing more than 270 people and creating a new island off the coast. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523225950 )
Pakistani child survivors are treated in makeshift hospital in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523226230 )
Pakistani villagers look for belongings amid the rubble of their destroyed homes following an earthquake in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Rescuers struggled Wednesday to help thousands of people injured and left homeless after their houses collapsed in a massive earthquake in southwestern Pakistan Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, as the death toll rose to hundreds. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ( Pakistan )
A general view of destroyed homes following an earthquake in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ( Pakistan )
In this photo released by the Pakistani Government, Pakistani men walk on an island that appeared 2 kilometers off the coastline of Gwadar on September 25, 2013, after an earthquake the day before. The National Institute of Oceanography has sent a team to survey the island, which stands about 20 metres (70 feet) high. Pakistani rescuers strived to reach victims of a huge earthquake that killed more than 230 people and toppled thousands of mud-built homes when it hit the country's southwest with enough force to create a new island off the coast. AFP PHOTO/ Pakistan Government ( 523221881 )
Pakistani survivors clear the debris of destroyed houses in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523225947 )
Pakistani survivors gather around their destroyed houses in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523224449 )
Pakistan volunteers load relief supplies for earthquake-affected people of the Baluchistan province, in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) ( Pakistan )
In this photo released by the Gwadar local government office on Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013, people walk on an island that reportedly emerged off the Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. A deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the remote district of Awaran in Pakistan's Baluchistan province with enough force to create a small island visible off the southern coast, Pakistani officials said. (AP Photo/Gwadar local government office) ( Pakistan )
In this photo released by the Gwadar local government office on Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013, people walk on an island that reportedly emerged off the Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. A deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the remote district of Awaran in Pakistan's Baluchistan province with enough force to create a small island visible off the southern coast, Pakistani officials said. (AP Photo/Gwadar local government office) ( Pakistan )
Pakistani earthquake survivors remove the debris from collapsed house in the devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. Pakistan's military rushed to reach the scene of a huge earthquake that killed more than 230 people and toppled thousands of mud-built homes when it hit the country's southwest with enough force to create a new island off the coast. AFP PHOTO/ Banaran KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523222778 )
Members of the Pakistani Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) load earthquake relief supplies onto a truck in Karachi on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ Rizwan TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523223101 )
Pakistani survivors gather around their destroyed houses in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523224418 )
Pakistani survivors rest at a makeshift hospital in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523226057 )
Pakistani earthquake survivors search through the debris of their collapsed houses in the devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaran KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523224512 )
Pakistani survivors search for household items in the the debris of their destroyed houses in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523224627 )
A Pakistani survivor walks through the debris of destroyed houses in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523225923 )
A Pakistani family of survivors rest at a makeshift hospital in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523225988 )
Pakistani survivors sit under a makeshift shelter in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523226077 )
Pakistani earthquake survivors remove debris from their collapsed mud houses in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523226195 )
Pakistani earthquake survivors collect their belongings in rubble of their collapsed mud houses in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523226202 )
A Pakistani girl walks on the rubble of a house destroyed following an earthquake in Labach, the remote district of Awaran in Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Two days after the tremor struck, rescuers were still struggling to help survivors. The death toll from the quake reached in hundreds on Thursday, with more than 500 people injured. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil) ( Pakistan )
Pakistani villagers collect belongings as their houses destroyed following an earthquake in Labach, the remote district of Awaran in Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ( Pakistan )
This photograph taken on September 25, 2013, shows Pakistani residents as they gather on an island that appeared some two kilometres off the coastline of Gwadar after an earthquake. A small island of mud and rock created by the huge earthquake that hit southwest Pakistan has fascinated locals but experts -- who found methane gas rising from it -- say it is unlikely to last long. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on September 24, in Baluchistan's remote Awaran district, killing at least 271 people and affecting hundreds of thousands. AFP PHOTO / Behram BALOCH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523252606 )
A Pakistani girl walks past a collapsed house following an earthquake in Labach, the remote district of Awaran in Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ( Pakistan )
A Pakistani girl sits on the rubble of her house destroyed by Tuesday's earthquake in Labach, the remote district of Awaran in Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil) ( Pakistan )
This photograph taken on September 25, 2013, shows Pakistani residents as they arrive by boat to an island that appeared some two kilometres off the coastline at Gwadar after an earthquake. A small island of mud and rock created by the huge earthquake that hit southwest Pakistan has fascinated locals but experts -- who found methane gas rising from it -- say it is unlikely to last long. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on September 24, in Baluchistan's remote Awaran district, killing at least 271 people and affecting hundreds of thousands. AFP PHOTO / Behram BALOCH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523250896 )
This photograph taken on September 25, 2013, shows Pakistani residents as they gather on an island that appeared some two kilometres off the coastline of Gwadar after an earthquake. AFP PHOTO / Behram BALOCH/AFP/Getty Images ( 523252609 )
A Pakistani earthquake survivor prepares bread alongside her partially-collapsed mud house at Labach area, in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 26, 2013. Tens of thousands of survivors of Pakistan's earthquake waited for help in soaring temperatures on September 26 as the death toll rose to nearly 350 and anger grew at the slow pace of government aid. More than 100,000 people made homeless by a 7.7-magnitude quake spent a second night in the open or under makeshift shelters as response teams struggled to reach the remote region in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. AFP PHOTO / Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523254407 )
A Pakistani earthquake survivor looks out from her collapsed mud house at Labach area, in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 26, 2013. Tens of thousands of survivors of Pakistan's earthquake waited for help in soaring temperatures on September 26 as the death toll rose to nearly 350 and anger grew at the slow pace of government aid. More than 100,000 people made homeless by a 7.7-magnitude quake spent a second night in the open or under makeshift shelters as response teams struggled to reach the remote region in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. AFP PHOTO / Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523254807 )
Pakistani women gather by the window of a local clinic waiting to receive medical relief, following an earthquake in Labach, the remote district of Awaran in Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Two days after the tremor struck, rescuers were still struggling to help survivors. The death toll from the quake reached in hundreds on Thursday, with more than 500 people injured. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ( APTOPIX Pakistan )
A Pakistani earthquake survivor walks past collapsed mud houses at Labach area, in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 26, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523255329 )
A Pakistani earthquake survivor carries relief food supplies at Labach area, in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 26, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523255843 )
Pakistani earthquake survivors walk past collapsed mud houses at Labach area, in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 26, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523255883 )
A Pakistani earthquake survivor holds her child in front of collapsed mud houses at Labach area, in the earthquake-devastated district of Awaran on September 26, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Banaras KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 523255924 )
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