Cel puţin 19 persoane au murit, iar alte aproximativ 100 au fost rănite în urma cutremurului de suprafaţă de 5,8 grade produs marţi în nord-estul Pakistanului, anunţă autorităţile, citate de site-ul agenţiei Reuters, conform Mediafax.
Comisarul districtual Mohammad Tayyab a declarat că bilanţul preliminar al victimelor este de 19 morţi, inclusiv trei copii.
Alte 100 de persoane sunt rănite, a afirmat, la rândul său, Irfan Saleem, şeful Poliţiei regionale.
"Sunt într-un spital acum şi mi s-a spus că unele dintre persoanele rănite sunt în stare critică", a precizat Irfan Saleem.
The #earthquake epicenter was #Jhelum. Emergency has been declared in #Mirpur #Kashmir hospitals. Large cracks have appeared in roads.
May Allah bless #Pakistan and it's people, may everyone be safe. Ameen. pic.twitter.com/iif2tjpWg9— Zain Khan (@ZKhanOfficial) September 24, 2019
Just heard about #earthquake In #Pakistan May God Bless all brothers & sisters .
— Laity China (@China_Shinghai) September 24, 2019
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Is this picture from Azad Kashmir? pic.twitter.com/90vGUu9lmg
5.8 magnitude #earthquake hits parts of #Pakistan. So far no reports of casualties but here are few pictures of the damage cause in areas near the epicentre few kilometres north of Jhelum, pic.twitter.com/g2vgob18yr
— Ayaz Gul (@AyazGul64) September 24, 2019
Devastating damage at Jehlum, Pakistan due to earthquake measures at 6.3 Richter Scale.
May Allaah swt have mercy on people in Pakistan.