Supplies from about 30 countries poured in for Pakistan's quake victims Wednesday as the U.N. warned of measles outbreaks among the millions of homeless and hopes dimmed for finding more survivors under the rubble. The death toll was believed to be more than 35,000, the Associated Press reported. The 7.6-magnitude quake on Saturday demolished whole communities, mostly in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, and many areas remained without aid four days later. The United Nations estimated some 4 million people were affected, including 2 million who lost homes. In clear morning skies, U.S., Pakistani, German and Afghan helicopters resumed aid flights suspended during stormy weather Tuesday. They brought food, medicine and other supplies to Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan's portion of divided Kashmir, and ferried out the badly injured to hospitals. Some 50,000 Pakistani troops joined the relief effort. Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said small aircraft were able to land at the airport in Muzaffarabad, but C-130 transport planes were still only able to airdrop equipment and supplies. On a regional tour, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Islamabad and was expected to discuss quake relief with Aziz and Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
