Official death toll in Pakistan quake jumps by 16,000

Thursday, November 3, 2005

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's official earthquake death toll jumped by 16,000, and officials warned Wednesday that it is likely to rise further as relief supplies fail to reach thousands of victims stranded in remote parts of the Himalayas.

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