The 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck 102 km (62 miles) east of the city of Quetta.
At least 20 people were killed and more than 200 were injured on Thursday after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the south-western Pakistani province of Balochistan, a disaster that takes place more than eight years after the region was devastated by a more severe 7.7 magnitude earthquake.... [+]Pakistan’s Disaster Management Authority, the quake struck Balochistan’s Harnai district early on Thursday morning while most victims were still asleep.
Officials have expressed fear that the death toll could rise significantly as the region is dotted with several coal mines and several miners were already at work,
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