Massive earthquake in Pakistan

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Massive earthquake in Pakistan

Earthquake leaves at least 271 dead and causes new island to form in Arabian Sea.

Survivors of an earthquake collect their belongings near the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

Members of the media and people walk on an island that rose from the sea following an earthquake off Pakistan's Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea September 25, 2013.

A survivor of an earthquake walks near the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013. \

Survivors collect their belongings near the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

An earthquake survivor sits on a hospital bed for treatment after she was injured in the earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

Survivors remove the rubble of a mud house from a vehicle after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

The rubble of a house is seen after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

People walk on an island that rose from the sea following an earthquake, off Pakistan's Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea September 25, 2013.

The rubble of houses are seen after they collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

Pakistani villagers look for belongings amid the rubble of their destroyed homes following an earthquake in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.

A general view of destroyed homes following an earthquake in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.

Survivors take shelter in makeshift tents near the rubble of their mud houses after they collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

Survivors collect their belongings near the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

The rubble of a house is seen after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

An island that rose from the sea following an earthquake is pictured off Pakistan's Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea September 25, 2013.

Pakistani villagers look for belongings amid the rubble of their destroyed homes following an earthquake in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.

Injured Pakistani villagers rest on hospital beds to receive treatment at a local hospital in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.

Pakistan volunteers load relief supplies for earthquake-affected people of the Baluchistan province, in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.

Survivors of an earthquake walk on rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

The rubble of a house is seen after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

A Pakistani villager rests under a tree near rubble of destroyed homes following an earthquake in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.

The rubble of a house is seen after it collapsed following an earthquake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

A survivor of an earthquake sits as he takes tea on the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

In this photo released by the Gwadar local government office on Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013, people walk on an island that reportedly emerged off the Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. A deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the remote district of Awaran in Pakistan's Baluchistan province with enough force to create a small island visible off the southern coast, Pakistani officials said.

Pakistan Army troops leave to an earthquake-affected area in the Baluchistan province from Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.

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Survivors of an earthquake collect their belongings near the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in the town of Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, September 25, 2013.

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