The 7.4 magnitude quake was centred near the heavily militarised frontier that separates Pakistan and India. Most of the destruction was on the Pakistani side.

Relief efforts faced numerous challenges including getting supplies into a mountainous region where roads had been blocked by landslides and finding enough tents before the onset of the Himalayan winter when temperatures can drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit).

Pakistan's government has said more than 400,000 houses need to be built. A year after the quake, many survivors are still living in tents or simple wood and corrugated iron huts. Reconstruction is expected to take years.

Facts & Figures

PAKISTAN

Number killed: 73,338 (Pakistan government)
Children killed in schools: Over 16,000 (UN/ISDR)
Number injured: 69,142 (Pakistan government)
Number homeless: Over 3 million (estimate)
Number still in (official) camps in Sep 2006: 36,000 (UNHCR)

INDIA

Number killed: 1,309 (J&K state government)
Number injured: 6,000 approx (J&K state government)
Number homeless: 350,000 approx (J&K state government)

AREAS AFFECTED

Pakistan: Muzaffarabad, Poonch (Kashmir), Abottabad, Battagram, Kohistan, Mansehra, Shangla (North West Frontier Province).
India: Jammu and Kashmir.

(Source: Reuters)