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10/11/2005:

"Aid arrives as death toll nears 40,000"

Aid began to flood into Pakistan yesterday as the death toll from the weekend's earthquake continued to spiral and anger over the slow pace of the recovery effort boiled over in remote parts of Kashmir, which have been without supplies for days.

Consignments of food, medical supplies, tents and sniffer dogs were landed in Islamabad as the authorities struggled to get relief to devastated areas. Key highways have been blocked by landslides and many communities have been without water and electricity for days.

In Pakistan, officials said the death toll would reach 40,000 by the end of the week. In Indian-administered Kashmir, the number of dead had passed 800, with more than 10,000 people still missing in the mountainous region in Kupwara district, near the India-Pakistan frontier.
guardian.co.uk