Friday, October 31, 2008

10/31/08

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27428299/

Who? -QUETTA, Pakistan

What? - A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan before dawn Wednesday, killing at least 150 people as they slept and obliterating hundreds of fragile mud-and-timber homes, officials said.

When? -5:10 a.m. local time with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4.

Where? -Pakistan

Why? -The worst-hit area appeared to be Ziarat, where hundreds of houses were destroyed in five villages, Mayor Dilawar Kakar said.

How? -Some homes were buried in a quake-triggered landslide, he said.

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