A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pakistan, damaging buildings in Mirpur, where a breach at a main canal was submerging villages.
A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people, injuring more than 300 and damaging dozens of homes and shops, officials said.
Raja Qaiser, a deputy commissioner in the region, said rescuers were still transporting victims to hospitals in the city, where an emergency was declared. A view of damaged road caused after an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude with epicenter in Mirpur, Pakistani.TV video showed damaged homes, shops and vehicles in Mirpur, where a breach at a main canal was submerging villages.
Some residents in Mirpur said shortly after the quake struck, they came out of their homes reciting verses from the Quran, Islam’s holy book.
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