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Tremors jolt region

Tremors jolt region

PU students stand outside a hostel as powerful tremors jolted the tricity late Tuesday evening. Photo: Pradeep Tewari



PU students stand outside a hostel as powerful tremors jolted the tricity late Tuesday evening. Residents ran out of their homes in panic as tremors were felt across the region.

People reported shaking of fans, beds and other articles around 10.20 pm. The epicentre of 6.6 magnitude quake was Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region. Photo: Pradeep Tewari

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