Pakistani quake victims `at risk'

GREAT TREMOR Authorities in Islamabad struggled to rush aid to a rugged area in the Hindu Kush mountains where at least 18 have died, and dozens have been injured

AP , MANSEHRA, PAKISTAN

Nasreen said she dragged herself out of the house and to safety. Her children were all at school at the time of the quake and were unharmed.

Hospitals were treating about 30 injured in all, officials said.

About 70 homes in Anghrai and another 40 homes in Paras villages were reported to have been seriously damaged, but the extent was not immediately known. The rest of the damaged homes were in surrounding areas. Most homes in the region are built of mud, stones and timber.

Officials said the full extent of the damage may not be known until rescue teams report from far flung areas.