Death toll tops 500 after Pakistan quake; area twice size of New Jersey flattened

Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:31 in Earth & Climate

The death toll from an earthquake that devastated an impoverished region of Pakistan has climbed past 500, a provincial official said Friday.Babar Yaqoob, chief secretary of Balochistan, told Reuters 515 people have now been confirmed dead following the 7.

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