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Door to discussion on Irans Nuclear program. Americas cup in history is all squared. One of the sports great comebacks. Details later in the program. A powerful earthquake has hit southwest pakistan killing more than 270 people and injuring hundreds of others. Pakistani troops and helicopters have now reached a remote region. The magnitude 7. 7 quake destroyed hundreds of homes. Here is more. Reporter this is what remains of many villages in the district houses flattened and hundreds of inhabitants wounded. It was the epicenter of the earthquake. Translator it all happened within a minute. Everything was destroyed. When we went back, even the little place where we kept water was gone. Translator we took out some bodice and some injured, but there are no facilities here. Translator we dont know how many are dead. Half of us are maybe alive. Reporter it is so remote that it was a few hours before the injured could be moved to hospital. It also has effected the communication system, and t
Landslides wreak havoc in the philippines. The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest pakistan has risen to more than 200. Pakistans army is sending troops and helicopter to his the remote ring town help with the rescue effort. Magnitude 7. 8 quake destroyed hundreds of home homes. Doctors, food and a thousand tents are being sent to the region. Hundreds have been injured and left homeless. The quake was so strong it created a small island off the coast. It was visible from the port. For more now lets speak to the bureau chief for dawn news. Our apologies, we dont actually have him on the line right now. But we will endeavor to get him. Lets move to some other news now. And irans president says hes ready for talks. He was making his first address as president to the United Nations General Assembly in new york. He insisted iran isnt developing nuclear weapons. Economy decemberred the imposition of western sanctions on diplomatic editor james bays reports from the United Nati
The death toll for a powerful earthquake in southern pakistan has risen to at least 271. Pakistans army is sending troops and helicopter to his the remote region to help with the rescue effort. The magnitude 7. 7 quiet destroyed hundreds of homes. Doctors, food and a thousand tents are being sent to the region. 500 people have been injured and even more are in need of humanitarian aid. The quake was so strong it created a small island off the coast. It was visible from the port city. For more on the earthquake in pakistan, lets speak to our correspondent who is in karachi for us. Ckamal what is the latest situation there. Reporter within the last few minutes the death toll has been confirmed that it is now over 270 and rising. Apparently when the earthquake happened yesterday it was already evening, so because of the remoteness of the region and the fact that communications were badly hampered, the assessment teams are still trying to find out the true stale of the destruction. We are