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In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

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Born	March 7, 1936 • Paris • France
Died	March 3, 1982 (aged 45) • Ivry-sur-Seine • France
Notable Works	“A Void” • “Life: A User’s Manual” • “Things: A Story of the Sixties”

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