The disaster management authority in Pakistan’s Balochistan province said around 125 houses were damaged, adding that relief teams were sent to the affected area along with tents and food, solar panels, blankets and other items.
People ran out of their doors in panic in Swat district in northern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, resident Daniyal Ahmad told Reuters. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
“It was very huge here in Swat and it lasted for quite a long time,” he said.
“People came out of their houses and women and children were seen crying in panic.”
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the damage caused and ordered an urgent response from the authorities to help those affected, his office said.
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