THE earthquake rattled dinnerware and nerves from Kabul to New Delhi, sending panicked city dwellers tumbling into streets where trees and utility poles danced and the pavement swayed sickeningly underfoot.

THE earthquake rattled dinnerware and nerves from Kabul to New Delhi, sending panicked city dwellers tumbling into streets where trees and utility poles danced and the pavement swayed sickeningly underfoot.

Flash flooding caused a mountain of mud to roar down on dozens of homes in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 37 people and injuring 58 others. Many others were still missing, police said.