Highlights
A powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on October 26 at 1:39pm local time. Tremors were felt in Pakistan, northern India, and Tajikistan. The magnitude 7.5 quake was centered in the mountainous Hindu Kush region, 75km (46 miles) south of Faizabad, according to the US Geological Survey. (source)
According to social media reports, damages have occurred in Badakhshan, Kunar, Nagarhar, and Takhar provinces in Afghanistan. At least 16 children died in a school in Taluqan, Takhar province. There are reports of landslides blocking the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.
In Pakistan, the provinces of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Gilgit Baltistan, and Punjab have been impacted. KP received the most damage, especially the district of Chitral. Medicins san Frontieres has treated at least 133 emergency patients at Timergara Hospital, and Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar has asked for blood donations of all types. The Pakistan military is conducting rescues and assessing damages. There are reports of landslides blocking the Karakorum highway, and landslides in Neelum and Hunza Valleys.
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