Earthquake makes NEW ISLAND to rise above sea in pakistan

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Earthquake makes NEW ISLAND to rise above sea in pakistan

Earthquake kills 45 in Pakistan, creates new island in sea 7.8 earthquake creates NEW ISLAND off the coast of Pakistan The earthquake was so powerful that it caused the seabed to rise and create a small, mountain-like island about 600 meters (yards) off Pakistan's Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. Television channels showed images of a stretch of rocky terrain rising above the sea level, with a crowd of bewildered people gathering on the shore to witness the rare phenomenon. Officials said scores of mud houses were destroyed by aftershocks in the thinly populated mountainous area near the quake epicenter in Baluchistan, a huge barren province of deserts and rugged mountains.

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Earthquake kills at least 46 in remote Pakistan, creates new island in sea

People stand outside buildings in Pakistan after powerful earthquake

Photo: People stand outside buildings in Karachi after the powerful earthquake (AFP: Rizwan Tabassum)

Map: Pakistan

A major earthquake has hit a remote part of western Pakistan, killing at least 46 people and prompting a new island to rise from the sea just off the country's southern coast.

Tremors were felt as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi, hundreds of kilometres to the east, where buildings shook, as well as Dubai in the Gulf and Pakistan's sprawling port city of Karachi. The United States Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude quake struck 235km south-east of Dalbandin in Pakistan's quake-prone province of Baluchistan, which borders Iran. It issued a red alert, warning that heavy casualties were likely based on past data. The earthquake was so powerful that it caused the seabed to rise and create a small, mountain-like island about 600 metres off Pakistan's Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. Television channels showed images of a stretch of rocky terrain rising above the sea level, with a crowd of bewildered people gathering on the shore to witness the rare phenomenon. Officials said scores of mud houses were destroyed by aftershocks in the thinly populated mountainous area near the quake epicenter in Baluchistan, a huge barren province of deserts and rugged mountains. Baluchistan assembly deputy speaker Abdul Qadoos said at least 30 per cent of houses in the impoverished Awaran district had caved in. He said damage to the mobile phone network was hampering communications in the area. Asad Gilani, one of the most senior officials in the Baluchistan administration, said at least 46 people had been confirmed killed and 100 injured in the quake. Awaran police chief Rafiq Lassi added that officials feared the death toll would rise.

200 soldiers, medical teams mobilised to help with relief effort

The provincial government declared an emergency in Awaran and the military mobilised medical teams as well as 200 soldiers and paramilitary troops to help with the immediate relief effort. "We have received reports that many homes in Awaran district have collapsed. We fear many deaths," Baluchistan government spokesman Jan Muhammad Baledi told the ARY news channel. "There are not many doctors in the area but we are trying to provide maximum facilities in the affected areas." Television footage showed collapsed houses, caved-in roofs and people sitting in the open air outside their homes, the rubble of mud and bricks scattered around them.

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Quake in Pakistan, tremors in New Delhi

Published on Sep 24, 2013

A major earthquake hit a remote part of western Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 45 people and prompting a new island to rise from the sea just off the country's southern coast. Tremors were felt as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi, hundreds of miles to the east, where buildings shook, as well as the sprawling port city of Karachi in Pakistan. The United States Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude quake struck 145 miles southeast of Dalbandin in Pakistan's quake-prone province of Baluchistan, which borders Iran. Tremors were felt in the New Delhi on Tuesday evening (September 24) after an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan's Balochistan area. Met department said latitude of the quake was 27 degrees north and longitude was 65.7 degrees east. It was at a depth of 10 kilo metres at the epicenter in Pakistan. The earthquake was so powerful that it caused the seabed to rise and create a small, mountain-like island about 600 yards off Pakistan's Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. Television channels showed images of a stretch of rocky terrain rising above the sea level, with a crowd of bewildered people gathering on the shore to witness the rare phenomenon. Officials said scores of mud houses were destroyed by aftershocks in the thinly populated mountainous area near the quake epicenter in Baluchistan, a huge barren province of deserts and rugged mountains. Abdul Qadoos, deputy speaker of the Baluchistan assembly, told Reuters that at least 30 percent of houses in the impoverished Awaran district had caved in. The local deputy commissioner in Awaran, Abdul Rasheed Gogazai, and the spokesman of Pakistan's Frontier Corps involved in the rescue effort said at least 45 people had been killed. In the regional capital of Quetta, officials said some areas appeared to be badly damaged but it was hard to assess the impact quickly because the locations were so remote. Chief secretary Babar Yaqoob said earlier that 25 people had been injured and that the death toll was expected to increase as many people appeared to be trapped inside their collapsed homes. Local television reported that helicopters carrying relief supplies had been dispatched to the affected area. The army said it had deployed 200 troops to help deal with the disaster.

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