A day after a powerful earthquake that jolted Pakistan's southwest province of Balochistan to New Delhi/NCR in India, the death reports have come today.
According to an official, a total of 208 people have been killed in a powerful tremor measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale hit at epicenter of Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday evening.
Jan Muhammad Buledi, spokesperson of Balochistan government, said 145 people were killed in Awaran, the most-hit area in the earthquake, 55 dead in Mashkai and eight died in Turbat, reported Xinhua.
Media reports said 395 people were also injured in the quake that hit Balochistan at 4:29 p.m. local time (around 5 p.m. IST). Its epicenter was located 145 kilometers south-south east of Dalbandin in Balochistan.
According to a Geo TV report, the earthquake lasted for about two minutes. Further details are awaited.
--With ANI Inputs--
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