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RA Online , 10/10/2005 Quake hits South Asia
Pakistan is facing the worst natural disaster in its history after the largest earthquake in a century hit on the morning of Saturday October 8, 2005.

Centred below the Hindu Kush mountain range in Pakistan, the quake also caused casualties in India and Afghanistan.
 
The quake
The death toll is likely to rise as the rescue effort reaches isolated areas.
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International response
Search and rescue teams have been sent from around the world.
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Rescue operation continues
Some survivors have been freed from collapsed buildings.
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World mourns
Pakistan declared three days of national mourning for victims of the quake.
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