Earthquake hits Pakistan, Afghanistan and India with at least 11 dead
by AP in Islamabad from World news | The Guardian on (#6A1F3)
Nine die in Pakistan and two in Afghanistan from magnitude 6.5 event, with more than 200 people injured
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices, and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died in Pakistan and two in Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday
More than 200 people were brought to hospitals in the Swat valley region of Pakistan's north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in a state of shock, said Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson for Pakistan's emergency services.
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