Karen, thanks for your concern. My dad's side of the family is in London/Canada/US...so none of them are there, but my mom's entire family is in Pakistan. Most of my aunts and uncles live in Karachi...which is the port city, down south. That area wasn't affected at all (thank God). I do have an aunt who lives near Lahore, and we weren't able to contact her until late last night. The phone lines just weren't working. We were able to call her and get a connection by 12am here. She and her family totally felt it. They are horrified, but fine, thank GOD!!! My aunt said they all ran out, and they looked at their house while it swayed side to side, thinking it would fall any second. Thank God it didn't. Their area is fine...it affected mostly Islamabad and the northern areas. I have friends in Islamabad and have no idea how they are doing. We have been unable to contact them so far. I have no idea how our distant relatives are...parents' cousins/second cousins...and I have no idea how my parents old school friends are. I also wonder if any of our friends here have lost relatives. We have so many friends with relatives in Lahore, Islamabad, and up north. Just have to pray for everyone's safety. It is so scary. The natural disasters keep increasing and increasing worldwide. Thank God my immediate family is okay though. The aunt near Lahore is shaken up, and says her heart beat feels abnormal ever since......but they're okay...and my cousins and their children there are also okay. So tragic. How will a poor country like that even rebuild??? The death toll according to MSNBC is 30,000 so far...and they haven't even been able to access the remote areas yet. It is HUGE...what a tragedy.