HT This Day: June 4, 1935 — 36,000 dead in Quetta and Mastung

According to official information received in Simla up to mid-day on June 3, 26,000 persons are believed to have fallen victims to the earthquake disaster at Quetta, out of a total estimated population of 40,000. In Mastung district, another 10,000 are reported to have perished, including 2,000 in Mastung town alone.