This is all that's left of Malar village after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan.<br/> <br />Residents here represent just a handful of the thousands left homeless in Baluchistan province.<br/> <br />Some are trying to salvage what little they can of their belongings.<br/> <br />The memory of the quake which killed at least 327 people is unlikely to fade quickly.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) LOCAL RESIDENT, ABDUL WAHID, WHOSE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We had heard of catastrophic earthquakes, but had never seen one. It was like the apocalypse breaking over us. We had no idea what was happening to us."<br/> <br />Malar is one of hundreds of such villages in the region to be devastated so completely.<br/> <br />Initial estimates say more than 300, 000 people have been affected by the quake.<br/> <br />Pakistan's Red Crescent Society says tens of thousands of families may have been left homeless without food or clean water.
