At Least 12 Dead In 6.8 Pakistan Earthquake

A powerful earthquake in Pakistan has killed at least 12 people just days after a tremor struck the same area killing hundreds.

The 6.8-magnitude quake hit the region of Balochistan in the south west of the country on Saturday morning sending people running into the streets in panic.

On Tuesday a 7.8-magnitude tremor rocked the same impoverished Awaran district killing 359 people, razing hundreds of mud and homemade brick homes to the ground and leaving tens of thousands with nowhere to live.

People still recovering from injuries sustained in the first disaster fled the hospital where they were being treated fearing the building would collapse.

The epicentre was 90 miles west of Khuzdar

The US Geological Survey measured the earthquake at 6.8 magnitude, however, Pakistan's Meteorological Department said it measured 7.2.

The department said the epicentre was located 90 miles west of the town of Khuzdar, a short distance from the epicentre of Tuesday's earthquake.

Head of the provincial disaster management agency Abdul Latif Kakar said: "At least 12 people have died and seven were wounded."

Officials fear the number of dead could significantly increase.

There have been reports that homes still standing after Tuesday's earthquake had collapsed after Saturday's tremor.

People visit an island formed by Tuesday's tremor

Balochistan is Pakistan's largest but least populated province. The rough terrain and the lack of decent roads have made it difficult for rescue staff.

The Pakistani Air Force has been making air drops of supplies and using helicopters to ferry injured people to medical care.

However, the aid efforts have been hampered by militants who want to overthrow central government and establish a hard-line Islamic state. The separatists have fired at the military aircraft helping with the aid and rescue mission.

Around 300,000 people were affected by Tuesday's earthquake which was so strong it is believed to have caused a small island to emerge just off the coastline in the Arabian Sea.

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