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British
Red
Cross
Please
give
to
the
Asian
earthquake
appeal
The
United
Nations
says the
official
death
toll
is
more
than
51,000
and
the
number
of
injuries
more
than
74,000.
These
numbers
are
expected
to
increase
still
further.
Thousands
of
people
remain
isolated
in
remote
valley
areas.
Exact
numbers
remain
unknown
and
the
humanitarian
community
and
Government
are
focusing
on
determining
how
many
people
still
need
to
be
reached.
The
quake,
with
a
magnitude
of
7.6,
hit
the
mountainous
area
on
the
borders
of
Pakistan,
India
and
Afghanistan
on
8th
October.
Entire
villages
have
been
flattened
The
dead
included
hundreds
of
children
who
were
buried
when
school
buildings
collapsed.
More...
British
Red
Cross
-
Asian
earthquake,
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