Quake victims waiting for relief in Pak-Kashmir

MIRPUR, Sept 25 (AP): Thousands of Pakistanis were desperately waiting for government aid on Wednesday, nearly 24 hours after a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake damaged homes in Pakistan-held Kashmir.

Fearing aftershocks, many people spent the night in open areas. At least 25 people were killed Tuesday and over 700 were injured.

The hardest hit area was in the district of Mirpur, where thousands of homes and buildings were damaged, many reduced to piles of bricks and rubble.

Under cloudy skies, scores of people were seen picking through ruined buildings by an Associated Press reporter. Others sat in shock as relatives and a small number of volunteers tried to provide them food.