23 killed as earthquake flattens mine and housing in Pakistan mountains

A local resident looks his damaged house following a severe earthquake hit the area, in Harnai, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, Pakistan. A powerful earthquake shook parts of southwestern Pakistan early Thursday. (AP Photo)

A powerful earthquake has collapsed at least one coal mine and dozens of mud houses in south-west Pakistan, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 200, an official said.

The death toll is expected to rise as crews search the remote mountainous area, said Suhail Anwar Shaheen, the local deputy commissioner.