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Officials said earthquake burst two glaciers several others cracked in Karakoram mountain

Officials said earthquake burst two glaciers several others cracked in Karakoram mountain

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Officials said earthquake burst two glaciers several others cracked in Karakoram mountain. The people afraid of a new quake.

Pakistani officials said at least two glaciers in Pakistan’s Karakoram mountain range had burst.

And several others had cracked because of the earthquake, raising fears of flash-floods.

Many people across the region, afraid of a new quake, spent the night sleeping outside in temperatures close to freezing.

Officials said earthquake burst two glaciers several others cracked in Karakoram mountain.

Officials said earthquake burst two glaciers several others cracked in Karakoram mountain.

Officials said at least two glaciers in Pakistan’s Karakoram mountain range had burst and several others had cracked.

The region has a history of powerful earthquakes caused by the northward collision of India with Eurasia.

The two plates are moving towards each other at a rate of 4-5cm per year.

Earthquake burst two glaciers several others cracked in Karakoram mountain.

Rescue efforts stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Officials said earthquake burst two glaciers several others cracked in Karakoram mountain.

More than 360 people known to died, most of them in Pakistan, and at least 2,000 injured.

Rescue teams  sent to remote mountainous areas where the impact of the quake is still unclear.

In April 2015, Nepal suffered its worst earthquake on record, with 9,000 people killed and about 900,000 homes damaged or destroyed.

Earthquake burst two glaciers several others cracked in Karakoram mountain.

The region has a history of powerful earthquakes caused by the northward collision of India with Eurasia.

The two plates are moving towards each other at a rate of 4-5cm per year.

Rescue effort stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

More than 360 people known to died, most of them in Pakistan, and at least 2,000 were injured.

Rescue teams sent to remote mountainous areas where the impact of the quake is still unclear.

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