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Powerful earthquake kills at least 11 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan
On Tuesday, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck northeast Afghanistan, causing widespread damage and claiming at least 11 lives. The quake was felt in several major Pakistani cities, and as far away as New Delhi in India. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 40 kilometers southeast of Jurm in the Hindu Kush mountain range at a depth of 187.6 kilometers. In Afghanistan's northeastern Laghman province, at least two people were killed and eight injured, while in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, nine people died, including two children, and 44 others were injured. Buildings and houses collapsed in the region, triggering landslides that blocked roads and caused further damage. Emergency services were deployed to the affected areas, and rescue efforts are ongoing.
On Tuesday, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan, causing buildings to collapse and landslides to occur. The tremors were felt across several major cities in Pakistan, as well as in New Delhi, India. At least 11 people were killed, with two in Afghanistan's Laghman province and nine in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Dozens more were injured, and images showed ambulances bringing victims to hospitals as crowds gathered outside. Landslides also blocked roads in the northern Pakistani city of Abbotabad. Eyewitnesses reported sustained shaking in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, with some saying cracks appeared in their homes' walls. Tremors were also felt in Lahore, and in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir's largest city.
At least 11 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit areas across Afghanistan and Pakistan, with tremors felt as far as the Indian capital New Delhi.
The earthquake’s epicentre was 40km (25 miles) south-southeast of the Afghan town of Jurm, near the borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday.
Separately, Pakistan’s Meteorological Department put the magnitude slightly higher at 6.8, and later reported a 3.7 aftershock in the Hindu Kush region along the country’s border with Afghanistan.
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