00:00Breaking news. An earthquake has happened in Pakistan. This is what we know so far.
00:05It happened on Monday, the 9th of April 2025. The epicenter was in a town called
00:11Sohwan Sharif in the Sindh province. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The death toll is currently
00:17300 with 1,500 injured. These numbers will likely rise. There were 500 buildings destroyed or
00:24damaged. Pakistan's prime minister has been speaking. She said that this is a developing
00:29situation and that they are focusing on rescue and relief operations. This is a developing story.
00:36We will be here throughout the day with live coverage. So follow for updates. It was a shallow
00:41earthquake. The epicenter was 10 kilometers from the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude happen
00:47on average every two years. The last one to hit Pakistan was in January 2023. That one also had
00:54a magnitude of 7.8. Pakistan is a disaster-prone country. This is the third major earthquake to
01:01hit the country in the last six months. The others were in October and November last year.
01:07They also had a magnitude of 7.8. There are 33 million people living in the affected area.
01:12That's one in seven Pakistanis. This is a mass casualty event. We will continue to bring you
01:18updates throughout the day. Follow for more.
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