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At least nine dead, 44 injured in Pakistan after earthquake

Houses were partially damaged by the earthquake
Published 22 Mar, 2023 08:51am
People gather outside a mall following an earthquake in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 21, 2023. - A strong earthquake lasting for at least 30 seconds was felt across much of Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India, with the United States Geological Survey putting the magnitude at 6.5. AFP
People gather outside a mall following an earthquake in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 21, 2023. - A strong earthquake lasting for at least 30 seconds was felt across much of Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India, with the United States Geological Survey putting the magnitude at 6.5. AFP

At least nine people were dead and 44 injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a government official said, after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan struck late on Tuesday.

At least 19 houses were partially damaged by the earthquake, Abdul Basit, a senior official in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government told Reuters on Wednesday.

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