geologists we have talked to and the met people that this quake in particular was 200 kilometers, the epicenter 200 kilometers deep. it was much deeper than the 2005 of october and causing the casualties. so it was a more intense quake but pakistan and afghanistan are lucky because the epicenter was much deeper than the previous ones. so the damage is relatively less. still, around 300 people dead in the region. confirmed so far. and casualties are still coming in. waj khan with nbc there in islamabad, thank you for reporting in. we ll get back to you again for more updates. helmet cam video shows a daring rescue of 70 prisoners held by isis. frightening new details now about the torture they endured. and mayday. a whale watching boat capsizes packed with tourists. what caused it to sink? jeb bush tries to reassure
and wide and very isolated. we re expecting higher casualties than we have confirmed so far. all right, waj khan, thanks so much for being with us. we re also following developments out of the white house where we told you president obama has just wrapped up a meeting with the president of indonesia and we ve learned the president has secured indonesia s pledge to join the transpacific partnership, that big trade deal the white house is pushing. for now, i m joined by nbc news ron allen. it s a significant development for the white house because indonesia is a huge country, 250 million people, the largest muslim country in the world. and adding indonesia to this deal over the next couple of years, if this agreement can be reached, would be a significant step as the president tries to cement this deal. the deal is about trade, but it s also about politics, because the objective of all this is to not only increase
afghanistan at about 2:00 local time. shock waves could be felt as far away as india. nbc producer waj khan has more from pakistan where he felt the quake. at least 200 dead in pakistan, with a thousand confirmed injuries. at least 70 confirmed dead in afghanistan with 300 injuries. aftershocks are still happening in islama bad. people are sleeping outside, scared. it s an old city with old houses. my own house has partially lost one of its boundary walls. but the government is sending out advisories, urging people to stay calm. and also being very resilient. the prime minister was in london and heading back to pakistan. pakistan pakistanis have been offered aid from their own indian rivals,
are able to get closer to the destruction and communication lines are restored, those numbers are unfortunately, expected to climb. joining us now from pakistan via skype is waj khan. what does it look like now? well, it s been 11 hours since the earthquake struck, kate, and things are slowing down as far as the rescue efforts are concerned. it s early morning here, around 200 people, though, are confirmed dead in pakistan, around 75 are confirmed dead in afghanistan. the epicenter of the quake was in afghanistan, but most casualties were here in pakistan. the government seems to be kicking into a financial mode as well, with around $3,000 per victim announced as a compensation plan for the pakistani side.
patricia. that town a few hundred residents, many saying it could have been much worse. officials here in mexico say security measures and evacuations put in place before the hurricane struck may have saved lives and infrastructure. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, manzanillo, mexico. afghanistan and pakistan, close to 200 people dead, scores more injured after an earthquake of 7.5 in magnitude. the numbers are expected to climb as officials are able to get closer to the areas of destruction. buildings and homes collapsed and stampedes of people poured down the streets. joining us on the ground now in pakistan via skype is nbc s waj khan. what are you seeing? well, i just got in from lahor in central pakistan where i was earlier in the day when the wake struck. i m in islamabad and i m back to