Poonch : A woman suffered ‘minor injuries’ after a house she was dwelling in collapsed allegedly after last night’s earthquake in this district, reports and officials said on Wednesday.
The locals claimed that the house at Balnoi village of Mankote Mendhar area in the district collapsed after last night’s 6.6 magnitude tremor shook it, leading to minor injuries to a woman identified as Asiya Parveen, wife of Mohammad Bhasharat . A police official said that while the woman suffered minor injuries, claims about the house getting damaged due to the earthquake were being verified. (GNS)
Farooq anguished over loss of lives in Afghanistan earthquake
Srinagar, Mar 22 (GNS): National Conference President and MP from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah has expressed profound grief over the loss of lives and destruction caused by the earthquake that struck Afghanistan, Pakistan and India last night.
Expressing grief over the incident, Dr. Farooq said, “I am deeply pained to know about the loss of lives and property in Afghanistan and the larger Af-Pak region and adjoining central and South Asian region. I wish success to the underway relief and rescue operations in Afghanistan.”
“I send my deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured. The tremors also jolted Jammu and Kashmir with people running out of their homes for safety. There are reports that the jolts have caused cracks in various public, and private buildings across J&K. I hope the administration will ascertain the facts and carry out a safety audit of such structures wherever required,” he added.
Kashmir valley falls in a high risk zone, he said adding, “One may not completely eliminate the possibility of damage due to an earthquake, it is certainly possible to mitigate the risk by building earthquake-resistant structures. I hope the disaster management department and other concerned agencies will start an informative campaign on this issue. Further, there’s also a need to make people aware and sensitize them about preparedness measures to develop a culture of readiness for any eventuality.”
