QUETTA – At least 20 people were killed when a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit southern Pakistan in the early hours today as people slept, said disaster management officials.
“Some 20 people have been killed so far. The death toll may increase,” Naseer Nasar, head of Balochistan’s provincial disaster management authority, told AFP.
Many of the victims died when roofs and walls collapsed, said Suhail Anwar Hashmi, a senior provincial government official.
A woman and six children are among the dead.
The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck around 3am at a depth of 20km.
It was felt in the city here and other areas across the province. – AFP, October 7, 2021
