Nearly 20,000 dead in South Asian quake
PAKISTAN on Sunday said nearly 20,000 people died in
an earthquake it called the biggest tragedy in its history, as the
devastated nation reached out for help from around the world. More than
42,000 others were injured in Saturday's 7.6 magnitude quake that
unleashed its worst fury on Pakistani-controlled Kashmir,
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President, PM express sorrow
PRESIDENT Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse have sent messages to the Indian and
Pakistani leaders expressing their sorrow and pledging assistance to
them to overcome the disaster caused by the earthquake that ripped
through both countries.
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