Quake Kills More Than 18,000 in South Asia
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A powerful earthquake flattened entire villages of mud-brick homes, triggered landslides and toppled a 10-story apartment building on Saturday, killing more than 18,000 people as it devastated a mountainous swath touching Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.
The casualty toll from the 7.6-magnitude tremor rose sharply Sunday as rescuers struggled to dig people from the wreckage, their work made more difficult as rain and hail turned dirt and debris into sticky muck. Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan, Pakistan's chief army spokesman said early Sunday that more than 18,000 had been killed - 17,000 of them in Pakistani Kashmir, where the quake was centered. Some 41,000 people were injured, he said.
There are people all over the world with no homes, no families, no hope. After tragedies like 911, the earthquake in El Salvador, the tsunami in Southest Asia, Hurricane Katrina, and this recent devastation, we can only be moved to gratitude for what we have...for the time we spend living our lives with the people we love.
We may never feel like we have enough time, money, or resources but when we compare our situations with those who have nothing, we cannot even begin to wish for more.
God gives us what we need and His grace is always sufficient...
May the greatest good come from the deepest heartache. Amen.
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