Officials say at least 208 people have died in an earthquake which has struck a province in southwest Pakistan.
Tremors from the quake, which measured 7.8 were felt as far as away as the Indian capital Delhi.
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The U.S. Geological Survey has issued a red alert, indicating a possibility of a thousand or more fatalities.
The earthquake was detected here in Clare on a seismometer located at the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre.
The tremor struck Pakistan at around 12:30 Irish time yesterday, and was detected at the Cliffs just over six minutes later.