Death toll mounts in Pakistan earthquake but panic subsides

25-9-2019 Cyprus Mail CyprusMail Cool

Death toll mounts in Pakistan earthquake but...

At least 24 people were killed and 450 injured in an earthquake that hit Pakistani Kashmir, local officials said on Wednesday, but they added that rescue work was in full swing and panic was subsiding.

Tuesday’s earthquake levelled homes and shops and split open roads in an area between the towns of Jhelum and Mirpur to the north, which is in Pakistan’s portion of the disputed territory of Kashmir.

“The situation is slowly returning to normal, the level of panic is now less among the people, although an aftershock was felt...

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Death toll mounts in Pakistan earthquake but panic subsides

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