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Death toll reaches 311 in quake hit Pakistan Afghanistan
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Pakistani elders sit next to rubble of houses following an earthquake in Lower Dir on October 27 2015. AFP
By Riaz Khan
Peshawar Pakistan: Officials say rescuers are struggling to reach quake-stricken regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan as the combined death toll from the previous day's earthquake rose to 311.
According to Afghan and Pakistani officials 237 people died in Pakistan and 74 in Afghanistan in the magnitude-7.5 quake which was centered deep beneath the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan's sparsely populated Badakhshan province bordering Pakistan Tajikistan and China.
Wais Ahmad Barmak the Afghan minister for disaster management says 266 people were also injured in Afghanistan.
In Pakistan authorities say they are struggling to reach remote mountainous quake-affected areas.
The army used helicopters Tuesday to transport supplies to the victims and military engineers were trying to restore communication lines disrupted by landslides triggered by the quake. Thousands of homes have also been damaged.
AP
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