At least 1,000 more were injured and hundreds of homes destroyed as the quake shook a swathe of the subcontinent, sending thousands of frightened people rushing into the streets in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
It was centered near Jurm in northeast Afghanistan, 250 kilometers (160 miles) from the capital Kabul and at a depth of 213.5 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said.
"Initial reports show a big loss of life, huge financial losses in Badakhshan, Takhar, Nangarhar, Kunar and other regions, including the capital Kabul," said Afghanistan's chief executive Abdullah Abdullah.
At least 31 people were confirmed dead in Afghanistan and 135 in Pakistan, according to officials, with the toll set to rise.
"Exact numbers are not known because phone lines are down and communication has been cut off in many areas," Abdullah said, adding that the government has asked aid agencies for relief.
"The quake wrecked huge devastation in some districts," said the governor of Badakhshan province, Shah Wali Adib. "So far 1,500 homes are reported to be damaged or destroyed."
The epicenter was just a few hundred kilometers from the site of a 7.6 magnitude quake that struck in October 2005, killing more than 75,000 people and displacing some 3.5 million more, although that quake was much shallower..............http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/90345-151026-7-5-magnitude-quake-rocks-s-asia-epicentre-in-north-afghanistan-usgs
26/10/15
----
- Magnitude Mw 7.5
Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Date time 2015-10-26 09:09:32.9 UTC
Location 36.49 N ; 70.94 E
Depth 215 km
Distances:
- 270 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan / pop: 3,043,532 / local time: 13:39:32.9 2015-10-26
- 77 km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan / pop: 44,421 / local time: 13:39:32.9 2015-10-26
- 43 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan / pop: 12,106 / local time: 13:39:32.9 2015-10-26
26/10/15
----
Related:
GR
FR
DE
ES
IT
RU
EU
Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday...
ReplyDeleteAt least 275 people are known to have died, and up to 2,000 were injured.
Rescue teams have been sent to remote mountainous areas where the effects of the quake are still unclear.
The quake's focus was deep, reducing its impact. Victims included 12 Afghan schoolgirls killed in a stampede as they tried to leave their classes.
"They fell under the feet of other students," a disaster official in the province of Takhar told Reuters.
Reports said many people across the region, afraid of a new quake, spent the night sleeping outside in temperatures close to freezing...........BBC
27/10/15
Over 300 people were killed Monday when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centered in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan ripped across South Asia, toppling buildings, triggering stampedes and knocking out communication lines...
ReplyDeleteThe full scale of the disaster and human toll was unclear when night fell over the remote and rugged terrain as authorities in Pakistan and Afghanistan rushed to mount rescue efforts.
In the most horrifying tragedy to emerge so far from the quake, 12 young Afghan girls were crushed to death in a stampede as they tried to flee their shaking school building.
The bulk of the casualties were reported from Pakistan, where at least 214 people were killed and more than 1,800 injured, disaster management authorities said..............http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/90345-151026-7-5-magnitude-quake-rocks-s-asia-epicentre-in-north-afghanistan-usgs
27/10/15