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Deadly 6.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Pakistan, Afghanistan
9 killed after roofs collapsed in parts of northwestern Pakistan, officials say
The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 21, 2023 5:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died.
More than 100 people were brought to hospitals in the Swat valley region of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in a state of shock, Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson for Pakistan's emergency services told The Associated Press.
"These terrified people collapsed, and some of them collapsed because of the shock of the earthquake," he said. Faizi said most were later discharged from the hospital...
Deadly 6.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Pakistan, Afghanistan
9 killed after roofs collapsed in parts of northwestern Pakistan, officials say
The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 21, 2023 5:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died.
More than 100 people were brought to hospitals in the Swat valley region of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in a state of shock, Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson for Pakistan's emergency services told The Associated Press.
"These terrified people collapsed, and some of them collapsed because of the shock of the earthquake," he said. Faizi said most were later discharged from the hospital...