Aid agencies are struggling to reach many remote areas devastated by Saturday’s earthquake. With over 30,000 people killed, the 7.6 magnitude quake is the worst to hit the region since 1935. Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir, saw 70 per cent of its buildings destroyed. Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf appealed for international aid. Individual donations can be made to the World Food Programme.
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In pictures: the survivors’ struggle
In pictures: aid pours into Kashmir
In pictures: still awaiting aid
In pictures: relief efforts stepped up
In pictures: a tragedy unfolds
Pakistan promises to rebuild destroyed cities
Earthquake fails to bring Kashmir rivals closer
Aid still failing to reach most of Pakistan’s 4m earthquake survivors
Tsunami response offers lessons for Islamabad
After the earthquake: the politics of aid
Ordeal for the injured as hopes of finding survivors fade
Quake death toll in Indian Kashmir could reach 1,200
Up to 2.5m Pakistani’s homeless after quake
Musharraf makes passionate plea for aid
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