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A powerful earthquake hit southwest Pakistan on Wednesday geologists said but there were no immediate reports of casualties.

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Goodwill Ambassador Jolie sees urgency of more aid in Pakistan JABEL SHAROON, Pakistan, Nov 28 (UNHCR) UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie peered through the helicopter window at mile after mile of destroyed houses, and at the meagre possessions of poor Pakistanis buried in rubble strewn down the mountain sides. “You fly over the area and you can’t believe it,” said Jolie during her three-day visit for the UN refugee agency that ended on Saturday. “No one sitting at home has any idea what this really looks like. It is unbelievable. For 20 minutes flying we just saw one house after another broken. There is nothing standing.” The Goodwill Ambassador came to see first-hand the impact of the October 8 earthquake that killed at least 73000 people and left tens of thousands homeless in one of the poorest areas of a generally impoverished country. From high-altitude villages where assistance is just arriving, to the almost totally destroyed city of Balakot, to the hospital in Islamabad where thousands of injured were treated, she heard from survivors about the horror of the earthquake and their fears for the future. UNHCR, mandated to protect refugees, is not normally involved in natural disasters. But for the second time in a year this earthquake and the tsunami that devastated the coasts of south and south-east Asia last December the UN refugee agency found itself at the centre of an overwhelming humanitarian crisis. As in Sri Lanka, where UNHCR has long been active, the …

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in Pakistan to rescue earthquake survivers

Angelina Jolie has visited northwest Pakistan to meet victims of the recent flooding. The actress appealed to the international community to provide aid and help the country recover from its worst natural disaster. (Sept 7)