67 injured as shallow tremor rocks Mirpur, Jhelum and adjoining areas – Pakistan

At least 67 people suffered minor injuries in Azad Jammu and in the city of Mirpur in Kashmir after a shaking earthquake struck Mirpur on Thursday. Further, Pakistan Radio He reported that tremors were also felt in Jhelum and adjacent areas.

According to the medical superintendent of the Divisional Headquarters Hospital in Mirpur, Dr. Farooq Noor, the injuries occurred in Thothal, Kalyal and a katchi abadi in the F1 sector of Mirpur. At least five of the injured were hospitalized.

A AFP The reporter in Mirpur described the earthquake, while Pakistan's chief meteorologist, Muhammad Riaz, said the epicenter of the 4.4 magnitude quake was 12 kilometers deep.

"It's hell. I'm running to save my life," said Mohammad Bilal. AFP moments after the tremor.

"I thought most of the building would have collapsed," said Sagheer Ahmad. "Allah is very kind to us."

The residents of the city crowded the streets, some still barefoot, others reciting verses from the Koran. Some patients were also evacuated from a nearby hospital.

Citing the "situation resulting from the devastating earthquake aftershocks," the authorities announced that schools in the Mirpur district will remain closed from September 27 to 28.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir University also announced that it would postpone all exams scheduled for September 27 through October 7.

The US Geological Survey UU. He calculated the quake at a magnitude of 4.7 and 10 kilometers deep, and added that it had struck only four kilometers from Mirpur.

In addition, the National Seismic Monitoring Center in Islamabad recorded a magnitude 4.4 earthquake 6 km north of Jhelum with a depth of 12 km.

Minor tremors were also felt in Lahore and Sialkot, which caused many residents to leave their homes and offices.

On Twitter, several people said they had felt minor tremors in Lahore, and some speculated that they could have been replicas of the devastating earthquake two days ago.

Meanwhile, the president of the Water and Energy Development Authority of Pakistan (Wapda) retired.

The president of Wapda said that Mangla Dam and power house are safe and have not suffered any damage in the recent earthquake. Power generation stopped as a precaution because of the large amount of sediments and sediments in the water that could be devastating for power generating turbines, he said, adding that power generation resumed later.

The earthquake occurs two days after an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit the residents of Azad Jammu and the city of Mirpur in Kashmir. It was also felt in the federal capital and in several other cities.

On Wednesday, the death toll rose to 38. However, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had put the death toll at 25 and said 459 were injured.