At least 9 people died in Pakistan, and 2 in Afghanistan, after a magnitude-6.5 earthquake rattled both countries, officials say.
ISLAMABAD — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people in remote villages. At least nine people died in Pakistan and two in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.
Faizi and other officials said nine people were killed when roofs collapsed in various parts of northwestern Pakistan. Dozens of others were injured in the quake, which was centered in Afghanistan and also felt in bordering Tajikistan. The earthquake triggered landslides in some of the mountainous areas, disrupting traffic.Taimoor Khan, a spokesman for the provincial disaster management authority in the northwest, said at least 19 mudbrick homes collapsed in remote areas.
“Unfortunately, there could be more casualties as the quake was so powerful, in most parts of the country,” Zaman Amar said.“The quake was so strong and terrifying, we thought houses are collapsing on us, people were all shouting and were shocked,” said Shafiullah Azimi, a Kabul resident. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the magnitude 6.5 quake was 25 miles south-southeast of Jurm in Afghanistan’s mountainous Hindukush region, bordering Pakistan and Tajikistan. The quake struck 116 miles deep below the Earth’s surface, causing it to be felt over a wide area.
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