An earthquake shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday, destroying buildings, cracking...
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD - An earthquake shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday, destroying buildings, cracking roads, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said.
Muhammad Safdar, 60, who lives near Mirpur, said he was in his house when it suddenly started shaking. Ramzan Ahmad, 65, who suffered a head injury and bleeding nose, said that he was with his family of seven when his house collapsed.District commissioner Mohammad Tayyab, a local government official, and district police chief Irfan Saleem said 22 people were dead and nearly 200 injured.
Rescue operations would take a day or two, Afzal said, adding that the disaster authority was distributing blankets, tents and kitchen sets to affected people.
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