32 injured as another quake jolts Pakistan

32 injured as another quake jolts Pakistan

MIRPUR, Sept. 24, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a damaged road at the earthquake-hit area in Mirpur district of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Sept. 24, 2019. A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit parts of Pakistan on Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua/IANS)

Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) At least 32 people were injured on Thursday after an earthquake hit Pakistan's Mirpur and Jhelum districts, the same two areas where a temblor measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale killed 39 people two days ago.

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicentre of Thursday's 4.4-magnitude tremor was 6 km north of Jhelum, reports The News International.

Sources said that most of the injured were from Thothal in Mirpur.

The tremor came as rescuers continued to pick through toppled buildings to reach victims from Tuesday's earthquake which also injured nearly 600 others.

Near Mirpur, roads were completely destroyed and vehicles overturned by the tremors while bridges, mobile phone towers, and electricity poles were also badly damaged in the melee.

Tuesday's quake was so strong that it could be felt even in the northern parts of India, including capital New Delhi.

The tremors lasted 8-10 seconds, but were felt strongly across Pakistan, including major cities of Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore.

--IANS

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