Afghanistan-Pakistan earthquake leaves hundreds dead

Image: This girl was among those being treated at a hospital in Peshawar, in Pakistan

bbc.com - October 26th, 2015

More than 260 people have died, mostly in Pakistan, after a magnitude-7.5 earthquake hit north-eastern Afghanistan.

Tremors from the quake were also felt in northern India and Tajikistan.

At least 12 of the victims were Afghan schoolgirls killed in a crush as they tried to get out of their building.

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