GILGIT: A girl was killed and 12 villagers injured when a mild intensity earthquake hit Gangche districtÂ’s Qundus village in the Baltistan region late on Friday. Northern Areas Home Secretary Sardar Abass told a press conference that tremors were felt at around 12am on Friday, adding that intermittent tremors continued till 4am on Saturday.Abbas, who is also the director general of the Northern Areas Disaster Management Authority, said at least 410 houses in five villages had been partially damaged, adding that 12 villagers were injured.He said the government had sent edibles, 400 blankets, and 100 tents to the affected villages on Saturday morning.He said all roads leading to the villages were damaged in the quake, adding that the government would use helicopters to dispatch aid to the villages.
He said the villagers were living in open in below zero temperatures and were reluctant to return to their homes. The intensity of quake was 5.2 on richter scale and its centre was in Azad Kashmir.