Efforts were turning from rescue to relief to deal with the fast-growing need for food, clothing and shelter among survivors in the disaster zone that is the western state of Gujarat. There are an estimated 200,000 people homeless.
Overseas aid continues to pour in amid growing concerns about lawlessness and looting.
In the rubble, demolition crews began to tear down buildings Wednesday as hopes of finding more survivors slipped away. Rescue teams made their last rounds with trained dogs and seismographs before departing. Anything between 20,000 and 100,000 dead State officials have counted 7,162 bodies, with 28,830 injured. Officials have said the death toll may be 20,000 and the nation's defense minister says it could rise to 100,000. The latest estimate from the Red Cross falls between those figures.