Hopes for recovery of survivors from debris fading: U.N.

Hopes for recovery of survivors from debris fading: U.N.

MUZZAHARABAD, Pakistan - Residents rush onto a truck with a full load of relief goods in the northeastern Pakistani town of Muzzaharabad on Oct. 12. A U.N. disaster assessment and relief team said hopes of recovering people alive from debris in areas worst affected by the Oct. 8 quake are diminishing in hardest-hit Pakistan.

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