Disease outbreak feared as quake victims wait for aid
Aircraft rushed in supplies from abroad and the US pledged $50m (€41.5m) in aid today as hungry families displaced in Pakistan’s worst earthquake huddled in tents and shopkeepers clashed with looters. Death toll estimates ranged from 20,000 to above 30,000.
The United Nations said over 2.5 million people were left homeless by Saturday’s 7.6-magnitude quake, which destroyed entire villages. Doctors warned of an outbreak of disease unless more relief arrives soon.
