Earthquake survivors from the town of Awaran, in southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, receive first aid at the Civil Hospital in Karachi
Earthquake survivors from the town of Awaran, in southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, receive first aid at the Civil Hospital in Karachi September 25, 2013. The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to 327 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on residents throughout the remote and thinly populated area, local officials said. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT HEALTH)
The rubble of houses are seen after they collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran
The rubble of houses are seen after they collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013. The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to 327 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on residents throughout the remote and thinly populated area, local officials said, REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
The rubble of a house is seen after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran
The rubble of a house is seen after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013. The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to 327 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on residents throughout the remote and thinly populated area, local officials said, REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Survivors of an earthquake walk on rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran
Survivors of an earthquake walk on rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013. The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Pakistan rose to at least 208 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on people in a remote area near the Iranian border, officials said. REUTERS/Sallah Jan (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
People walk on an island that rose from the sea following an earthquake, off Pakistan's Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea
People walk on an island that rose from the sea following an earthquake, off Pakistan's Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea September 25, 2013. A major earthquake hit a remote part of western Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people and prompting the new island to rise from the sea just off the country's southern coast. The earthquake was so powerful that it caused the seabed to rise and create a small, mountain-like island about 600 meters off Pakistan's Gwadar coastline. Television channels showed images of a stretch of rocky terrain rising above the sea level, with a crowd of bewildered people gathering on the shore to witness the rare phenomenon. REUTERS/Stringer (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
The rubble of a house is seen after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran
The rubble of a house is seen after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013. The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to 327 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on residents throughout the remote and thinly populated area, local officials said. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Survivors take shelter in makeshift tents near the rubble of their mud houses after they collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran
Survivors take shelter in makeshift tents near the rubble of their mud houses after they collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013. The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to 327 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on residents throughout the remote and thinly populated area, local officials said. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Survivors collect their belongings near the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran
Survivors collect their belongings near the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013. The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to 327 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on residents throughout the remote and thinly populated area, local officials said. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Toll from Pakistan quake reaches 327 people - officials
The biggest earthquake in Pakistan since 2005 destroyed houses and cut communications with the worst affected district of Awaran