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12-Year-Old Killed, 9 Injured as 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Parts of Punjab
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize JEHLUM: A 12-year-old child was killed and nine others were injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted several parts of Punjab on Tuesday night, ARY News reported.
- According to the National Seismological Center, the tremors shook various districts across the province.
- Local authorities confirmed that the casualty occurred in Jalalpur Sharif, where a 12-year-old child tragically died when the roof of a house collapsed.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize JEHLUM: A 12-year-old child was killed and nine others were injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted several parts of Punjab on Tuesday night, ARY News reported.
According to the National Seismological Center, the tremors shook various districts across the province. The seismic activity, combined with subsequent landslides, caused visible damage to infrastructure, damaging multiple houses in Pind Dadan Khan, Jalalpur Sharif, and surrounding areas.
Local authorities confirmed that the casualty occurred in Jalalpur Sharif, where a 12-year-old child tragically died when the roof of a house collapsed.
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