More than 260 people were killed when a magnitude-7.5 earthquake centered in Afghanistan rocked neighboring Pakistan and rattled buildings as far away as India.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was in the far northern Afghan province of Badakhshan, which borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
The death toll reached at least 263 late Monday. In Pakistan, 228 people were killed, with more than 1,000 injured, while Afghanistan reported 33 dead and more than 200 injured, according to the Associated Press. The Afghan death toll included 12 school girls who died in a stampede fleeing their swaying school in Takhar Province. The Indian-controlled Kashmir region reported two deaths. Details