The death toll from the strong earthquake that struck southwestern Pakistan this week has risen to 348, a local official said.
The number of people
injured has risen to 513 and about 21,000 houses have been destroyed,
said Shehzada Farhat of the disaster management authority in
Balochistan, the province where the quake hit.
The 7.7-magnitude
earthquake took place Tuesday in a remote, sparsely populated area of
Balochistan. Rescue efforts are under way in the heavily hit districts
of Awaran and Kech.
Images from the scene have showed some buildings reduced to rubble.
The remoteness of the affected area and damaged communications networks are hindering the rescue operation. Officials have said some areas remain inaccessible, preventing them from getting a full picture of the scale of the damage.
The Pakistani military has deployed more than 1,000 troops to help with rescue and relief efforts
The troops are entering a
difficult region. Militants fighting for a separate state in
Balochistan operate out of part of Awaran district, which has been the
site of bombings in the past.
Pakistani officials have
said the quake was powerful enough to cause the appearance of a small
mud island a few kilometers off the country's coast in the Arabian Sea.
But some overseas scientists have questioned whether the island was the
direct result of the earthquake.
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