Srinagar, Jan 31 (KNB): Panic gripped in the length and breadth of Kashmir Valley on Wednesday noon after tremors felt in parts of South Asian region with intensity of 6.2 on the Richter scale. There was no report of any casualties in Kashmir; however, Kashmir’s largest flyover under construction faced minor damage.
Meanwhile, shortly after the earthquake, the government issued an avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours.
According to the reports, earthquake tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi NCR region on Wednesday with intensity of 6.1 on the Richter Scale. The quake hit at 0707 GMT (1237 IST) near Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 191 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said.
According to reports KNB received here, one infant was killed and nine of her family members reported injured in southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province, following the collapse of a roof on their home.
The tremors also felt in Islamabad, New Delhi and adjoining states of India and Pakistan. There were no reports of any casualties in Kashmir till this report was filed, however, in Srinagar under construction flyover faced a minor damage after a girder being lifting by crane got imbalanced.
Director Era Satish Razdan while talking to KNB, said “there is minor damage in fly over, it is perfect, rest things will come out after I will collect data from the site”.
He added ” a girder being lifted by crane to be placed upon the pillars due to the shaking of the earth got imbalanced and girder fell on the crane causing minor damage.
Meanwhile, a government agency on Wednesday issued an avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours, shortly after the earthquake on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region jolted parts of north India. (KNB)