The death toll in a strong earthquake that struck Afghanistan, Pakistan and other South Asian countries on Monday has crossed 400. The quake, measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale, struck northern Afghanistan and was felt in a large area from northern India to Pakistan on Monday morning.
The temblor also left hundreds of people injured, many critically, in the Indian sub-continent. The US Geological Survey (USGS) put the epicentre of the quake near Jarm in Afghanistan’s northeast Hindu Kush, 250km from Afghan capital Kabul and at a depth of 213km.
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