{"id":162588,"date":"2015-10-27T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=162588"},"modified":"2015-10-27T05:14:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T05:14:55","slug":"afghanistan-pakistan-quake-rescue-efforts-expanded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/afghanistan-pakistan-quake-rescue-efforts-expanded\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan-Pakistan quake: Rescue efforts expanded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday.\u00a0At least 275 people are known to have died, and up to 2,000 were injured.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rescue teams have been sent to remote mountainous areas where the effects of the quake are still unclear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The quake&#8217;s focus was deep, reducing its impact. Victims included 12 Afghan schoolgirls killed in a stampede as they tried to leave their classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;They fell under the feet of other students,&#8221; a disaster official in the province of Takhar told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports said many people across the region, afraid of a new quake, spent the night sleeping outside in temperatures close to freezing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/quake-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-162591 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/quake-2.jpg\" alt=\"quake 2\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/quake-2.jpg 624w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/quake-2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Afghanistan&#8217;s Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, said the earthquake was the strongest felt in the country in recent decades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government was working to provide assistance for those affected, he said.\u00a0One official from the north-eastern Badakhshan province told Associated Press that rescue teams would not be able to reach affected mountainous areas until later on Tuesday.\u00a0Parts of the province have also been seized by Taliban fighters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of the fatalities so far reported are in northern Pakistan, with at least 214 known casualties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province alone, authorities said at least 179 people were known to have died, and more than 1,800 were injured.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Pakistan Red Crescent tweeted that its disaster response team had been dispatched to the affected areas.\u00a0Pakistan&#8217;s information minister said the top priority was to save lives, and the rescue operation would continue &#8220;round the clock&#8221;, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Capture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-162589 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"647\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Capture.jpg 647w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Capture-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India, Iran and US forces in Afghanistan have all offered help, but so far the local authorities have not requested assistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday.\u00a0At least 275 people are known to have died, and up to 2,000 were injured. 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