Earthquake Devastation in Kashmir

Picture: Earthquake-ravaged town of Balakot, Pakistan
Picture: Earthquake-ravaged town of Balakot, Pakistan
Picture: Earthquake-ravaged town of Balakot, Pakistan
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Pakistani men stride past a crack in a road in Balakot, a mountain village that was largely leveled by October 8's massive earthquake.

The Kashmir region, where the quake occurred, is among the world's most seismically active areas. Here, the tectonic plate that includes India is slowly forcing its way into the European continent, pushing up the Himalaya mountains—and sparking the occasional earthquake—as it goes.


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