*MUZAFFARABAD: **Death toll from the powerful earthquake in Pakistan risesfurther with over 450 injured, private media has reported.*
*The strong earthquake of 5.8-magnitude brought disasters to differentparts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as the death toll increased to 30while more than 450 reported being injured so far.*
The quake hit some urban and rural parts of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir(AJK) including Muzaffarabad, Kotli and many other scattered places.
The reports from AJK’s Mirpur stated that deep cracks emerged on roads nearJatlan Canal situated in Upper Jhelum and several cars were overturned intoit.
In another incident, a building in AJK’s Mirpur collapsed and variouscitizens received severe wounds which are being shifted to a nearbyhospital.*‘Relief activities underway’*
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The AJK information minister told media that the concerned authorities havetaken immediate measures for providing relief to the affected peoplebesides analysing the damages and casualty rate following the strongearthquake.
“We don’t want to create the environment of fear right now,” Mushtaq AhmedMinhas said.
