In pictures: Earthquake Hits Pakistan-India Border
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Those who can are leaving in droves - those who cannot desperately pleading for a lift, in some cases with their dead children. -
Many wonder around aimlessly, completely dazed by what they see around them. -
The army has moved in, promising a huge recovery operation, but residents are full of anger at what they perceive as a slow response by the government. -
Many work round the clock but the devastation is so overwhelming that progress can seem so slow. -
The army's emphasis is on dropping medical and food supplies in far-flung areas - none of them reachable by road as yet. -
The ruins of Balkote
After the powerful South Asian earthquake, Matt Brandon, who works as a tour operator in Indian-administered Kashmir, travelled to the village of Balkote and sent these photographs to the BBC News website. He says this is a place neglected by the media and relief teams. -
A woman stands in the ruins of her home and tries to come to terms with the loss of her worldly possessions. -
Somehow no-one was hurt in this home. The roof fell in and the kitchen wall collapsed into the room. -
A view into the kitchen is obscured by the wall that crumbled onto the floor. But life has to go on, so even though this house is virtually a shell, the family still use the kitchen to prepare food. -
This used to be a living room. Everyone in this village is asking the same question: "What is next and where is the help?" -
Using the remains of their home, this family has constructed a makeshift shelter using a window frame, corrugated zinc and plastic sheeting. They are relatively lucky, as they have a place to cook, eat and sleep. -
In Kashmir, winter is fast approaching. Snow dusts the mountain-tops above this village. The people of Balkote don't know what awaits them in the coming months. -
In the Kaghan Valley
This is Naran, part of the Kaghan Valley in Pakistan, just before the massive earthquake struck the region. BBC News website reader James Herron took these photos before being airlifted to safety in Islamabad. -
This is the same valley during the earthquake. -
"The roads in the area have been severely damaged by the earthquake, in some parts totally destroyed." -
"The occupants of this car did not survive." -
"The Pakistan Army and FWO (Federal Works Office) should receive praise for their rapid response to the disaster, clearing large sections of road allowing vehicles to gain access to the helicopter pads." -
"In the area where we were, people were calm and orderly though in a daze." -
"The task ahead to repair the damage and continue the rescue effort is huge. With winter approaching in a few weeks the key requirement is to evacuate people and for the supply of tents and medicine to help the sick and injured." -
Battling time to bring South Asia quake aid
A Pakistani helicopter carrying injured from outlying areas arrives in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, six days after the deadly quake. -
Muslims in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, offer special prayers for the victims of the quake. -
A quake victim in Muzaffarabad returns to her studies almost a week after hundreds of children were killed in their classrooms. -
Aid is delivered to desperate survivors at a makeshift camp in Muzaffarabad. Supplies are getting through to main towns but some remote villages in divided Kashmir are still cut off. -
Quake victim, Sakeena (right), awaits evacuation with her injured sister from Bagh in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. -
Search and rescue teams from around the globe, including these from the Netherlands (left), working in Bagh, and Poland, working in Balakot, have arrived to help.