10 students injured An earthquake of a mild intensity hit different parts of the NWFP, including Hazara division, Friday morning.
PESHAWAR: An earthquake of a mild intensity hit different parts of the NWFP, including Hazara division, Friday morning.
The tremor with intensity of 5.7 on the Richter scale hit the region at 8:48 a.m. and was felt in different areas, including Peshawar, Abbottabad, Mansehra and Battagram districts. The epicentre was said to be near Muzaffarabad in Azad Kashmir.
The quake created panic among people who rushed out of their homes in Mansehra and Battagram districts, etc. Reports from Mansehra said roads leading to Naran, Kaghan and Konsh valleys remained blocked because of landslides.
As many as 10 children of Primary School Lower Kas in Bakot area of Abbottabad were injured when the wall of the school fell on them because of the earthquake. Injured children included Adnan, Hafiza, Owais, Mubashar, Ahmad, Mohammad Hussain, Ashfaq, Mubashar and Fatima.
Meanwhile, heavy rain and snowfall in the hilly areas continued for the second consecutive day on Friday with intervals. However, in plain areas of the province the weather remained dry and partly cloudy..
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