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2019-09-25 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
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NDMA chairman briefs media about earthquake damage, rescue efforts
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[DAWN] National Disaster Management Authority Chairman Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal held a presser on Tuesday evening to brief the media regarding the damages suffered and rescue operations underway in the wake of a 5.8-magnitude earthquake which hit the northern parts of the country.
"Right now, I can confirm the death of 10 people. Some reports have placed the figure at 17 and some at 15, but I can only confirm 10," said Lt Gen Afzal.
"Approximately 100 are injured. Some reports say 300 are injured. Some of the injured only suffered minor injuries, so if I were to count those with serious injuries, the figure is around 100," he added.
"In Mirpur, besides the city, a small qasba Jatla, and two small villages Manda and Afzalpur were among the areas hit the worst," he said, adding, "Even in these areas, the most damage was to the infrastructure there."
Besides this, some far-flung villages in Bhimber have reported injuries to people as well as small structural damages.
Speaking of infrastructural damage, Lt Gen Afzal said that the main road going from Mangla to Jatla, which runs alongside a river, has suffered major damage.
He said that three major bridges had also been damaged, along with people's residences.
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Posted by Fred 2019-09-25 00:00||
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