Monday, 26 October 2015

12 Schoolgirls killed in a stampede as a result of earthquake in Afghanistan




Afghan broadcaster Tolo TV showed images of collapsed structures. And Twelve schoolgirls were killed in a stampede in northern Afghanistan as they tried to exit their school,police said.

The girls, between 10 and 15 years old, were crushed in their Taluqan city school's stairwell, between the first and second floors, said Abdul Khalil Asir, a spokesman for Takhar province police.
The epicenter was 45 kilometers (28 miles) south-southwest of Jarm, Afghanistan, near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. CNN teams in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan all felt strong tremors. A USGS map showed that shaking traveled into Tajikistan as well. May their souls rest in peace

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