Rescuers race to reach quake zones in Afghanistan, Pakistan as toll nears 300

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By Asad Hashim KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Rescuers on Tuesday rushed to deliver relief aid to victims of a massive earthquake that hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 275 people over a wide swath of mostly mountainous terrain. Thousands spent the night outdoors in near-freezing temperatures reluctant to go back inside for*fear of aftershocks, Pakistani media reported. "Rescue work is*ongoing, and tents, blankets and sleeping mats are being*provided," Latif ur*Rehman, a Pakistani disaster management official, told Reuters from the northwestern city of Peshawar.




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