Over 300 people lost their lives on Tuesday as a consequence of a 7.7 degrees earthquake that shook the southwest Pakistani region, in the province of Balochistan.
So far, the exact number of people killed by the earthquake, whose force was so powerful that it caused a small island to appear on the coast, is unknown, reported CNN.
At least 264 people had died; however, the latest reports shared by ABC project at least 327 people dead--285 of them in the Awaran district, one of zones most affected.
Abdul Rasheed Gogazai, the deputy commissioner of Awaran, told news agency Reuters that "so far, 285 bodies have been recovered in the district." Gogazai told the news agency that 42 other bodies were found in the neighboring district of Kech.
It is the worst earthquake in the Pakistani region since 2005, when a 7.6 degrees earthquake caused the death of almost 75,000 people.
So far, the Pakistani government doesn't have many any official statements on the number of people killed by the earthquake, and it is expected that the number of deceased people might rise.
According to newspaper El Tiempo, the Tuesday afternoon earthquake had its epicenter 10 kilometers deep in Khudzar, 200 kilometers from Awaran, and it caused enormous damages to the region.
The earthquake was felt in the Indian capital, New Delhi, and on the other side of the Gulf of Oman, in the United Arab Emirates, as well as in Oman.
The spokesman of the local government, Jan Mohammad Buledi, told Geo TV, "We have a serious lack in medical facilities and there is not enough space to treat the injured in local hospitals."
International aid to support Pakistan's rescue efforts are expected.
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