An estimated 3.3 million were left homeless in Pakistan. As of 21st October, the Pakistani government's official death toll was 53,182 (including more than 13,000 killed in North West Frontier Province), with reports of 1,360 deaths in Indian-administered region of Kashmir. However, officials from the affected areas in Pakistan have estimated the country's death toll to be much higher, at 79,318. The latter number may be more accurate, as on November 2nd the Pakistani government issued a revised figure of 73,276. The death toll is expected to rise further.
In India, there are over 1,300 dead and 6,000 injured. The most affected region in India is the Uri tahsil (Baramulla district), which is situated within 100 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake. About 90% of the families living in the region were affected by the quake. Damage to houses and buildings in other areas of Jammu and Kashmir has also been reported. The main minaret of the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic of the Prophet Muhammad, was damaged. The 200-year-old Moti Mahal fort in Poonch district, Kashmir, collapsed. Buildings in Delhi and Amritsar were damaged, and tremors caused panic in Gujarat. The tremors were also felt in Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.
In keeping with a traditional duty since independence, the Indian Army has undertaken a key role in coordinating and running relief operations. In the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the critically injured were treated at Srinagar's SMHS hospital and the Uri Field Hospital, with many makeshift medical facilities set up to help the injured.
Many areas in the Baramulla district, with 15,000 people, remained inaccessible to relief. Most of the affected areas are in mountainous regions and access had been further impeded by landslides that have blocked the roads.
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