ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The magnitude of the disaster caused by Saturday’s massive earthquake stunned the nation as the first relief teams reached the worst-hit areas in Azad Kashmir and northern Pakistan on Sunday.
Initial estimates confirmed fears that the death toll would be in the thousand, with official sources citing a tentative figure of 20,000.
Millions of people struck by the tragedy continued to live in awe the day after, as repeated aftershocks and the grim news that about 20,000 people had been counted dead, and 42,000 injured so far, reminded them that the danger was not over. http://www.dawn.com/2005/10/10/top1.htm
