Earthquake: Death toll rises to 69 in Pakistan, more than 100 injured

At least 69 people have been killed in a 7.7 -magnitude earthquake in northern Pakistan.Twelve school girls were killed in a stampede as they tried to evacuate shaking buildings in Afghanistan’s Takhar province, west of Badakahshan, a local official said.






Another 30 girls are in hospital in the capital of Taluqan Sonatullah Taimor, said the spokesman for the Takhar provincial governor.In Pakistan, at least five people died when homes collapsed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said rescue official, Mohammad Bilal, while more than 100 people were wounded in the area.

State-run Pakistani TV also reported a person died when the roof of their home collapsed in the eastern city of Kasu.Tremors were felt in major cities, including Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Kohat and Malakand.

The epicentre is believed to be located in the far northern province of Badakhshan, which borders Tajikistan and China.

US Geological Survey said it was 32.3 miles deep and 45 miles south of the Badakhshan capital, Fayzabad.

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