UPDATE: Death toll from shallow earthquake in Pakistan rises to at least 19, more than 300 wounded – senior police officer of Pakistan-administered Kashmir
People gather near a damaged road after an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 in Mirpur, Pakistan September 24, 2019.
"At least 19 people have been killed and more than 300 wounded," said Sardar Gulfaraz, deputy inspector general of police in Mirpur –– a city in Pakistan-administered Kashmir near the epicentre of the quake –– in televised comments. He said a main road near Mirpur was also badly damaged, causing accidents and damaging buses and other vehicles.
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