Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan:

Earthquake in Pakistan

and Afghanistan:

As a strong earthquake hit many areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, at least 19 people have died and more than 200 have been injured.

Many fled into the streets as a result of the 6.5-magnitude earthquake, which also caused buildings to be damaged and landslides to occur.

It happened on Tuesday evening and was centred in a hilly area in northern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border.

Even India experienced tremors coming from the isolated Jurm valley.

"A terrible shaking could be felt. In all my life, I had never experienced such a tremor "After hurriedly leaving her apartment on the fifth floor, Khatera, a native of Kabul, told AFP.

In Afghanistan, ten of the fatalities were reported. In the Laghman province, which is close to Pakistan's border, there were also deaths of children, according to AFP.

As a result,There were nine further fatalities in Pakistan's northwestern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

When the earthquake struck, many families had left their houses to celebrate Nowruz.

It will take time to learn the extent of the damage or the number of fatalities in Afghanistan due to its remoteness and rough terrain. The pace of relief and rescue efforts is also expected to be slowed.

But, emergency personnel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa told AFP that the damage so far has been less than anticipated.

Most of the damage appears to have occurred in Pakistan's Swat district, which is in the province. Since the major road is closed due to landslides, the injured and deceased have been transported to nearby hospitals.

A large number of people in the affected areas braved the cold to In order to avoid aftershocks, sleep outside after the earthquake. Some had fled their homes in a hurry, barefoot, as soon as they sensed the trembling.

Many stories of a large multi-story residential complex in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, were evacuated as significant fissures started to emerge in the structure. Both nations' telephone networks have been impacted.

The emergency action to help people has been requested by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif from catastrophe agencies.

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, tremors were reported in a 1,000 km area that includes India, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan.

Due to its location at the meeting point of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, this area is particularly susceptible to earthquakes.

The 5.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Afghanistan's Paktika province in June of last year claimed more than 1,000 lives.most fatal in the nation in almost 25 years.