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| Pakistan and Afghanistan rocked by earthquake – as it happened | Pakistan and Afghanistan rocked by earthquake – as it happened |
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| 3.55pm GMT | 3.55pm GMT |
| 15:55 | 15:55 |
| Afternoon summary | Afternoon summary |
| Here’s a summary of all the news so far: | Here’s a summary of all the news so far: |
| We’re closing the liveblog now. If you are in Afghanistan, India or Pakistan and you experienced the earthquake, you can still contact the Guardian using Whatsapp on+447867825056. | We’re closing the liveblog now. If you are in Afghanistan, India or Pakistan and you experienced the earthquake, you can still contact the Guardian using Whatsapp on+447867825056. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.01pm GMT | at 4.01pm GMT |
| 3.50pm GMT | 3.50pm GMT |
| 15:50 | 15:50 |
| Public figures and aid workers from around the world have been tweeting about today’s tragedy. | Public figures and aid workers from around the world have been tweeting about today’s tragedy. |
| From Indian actor Anupam Kher: | From Indian actor Anupam Kher: |
| Feeling Sad for the loss of lives in Pakistan due to earthquake. May God give courage to the families who lost their dear ones. #Unfortunate | Feeling Sad for the loss of lives in Pakistan due to earthquake. May God give courage to the families who lost their dear ones. #Unfortunate |
| From the European commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management, Christos Stylianides: | From the European commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management, Christos Stylianides: |
| My thoughts are with victims & families of the #earthquake in #Afghanistan & #Pakistan Closely following the situation. #EU ready 2 help. | My thoughts are with victims & families of the #earthquake in #Afghanistan & #Pakistan Closely following the situation. #EU ready 2 help. |
| From US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee: | From US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee: |
| My thoughts are with the families, friends and loved ones of all those killed in the terrible earthquake in southern Asia. | My thoughts are with the families, friends and loved ones of all those killed in the terrible earthquake in southern Asia. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.00pm GMT | at 4.00pm GMT |
| 3.39pm GMT | 3.39pm GMT |
| 15:39 | 15:39 |
| Google has launched a “person finder” since the earthquake, allowing people to search for missing persons or provide information about them. | Google has launched a “person finder” since the earthquake, allowing people to search for missing persons or provide information about them. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.46pm GMT | at 3.46pm GMT |
| 3.30pm GMT | 3.30pm GMT |
| 15:30 | 15:30 |
| MSF India is now tweeting that it fears landslides following days of heavy rain. | MSF India is now tweeting that it fears landslides following days of heavy rain. |
| #Earthquake #Pakistan - Following four days of heavy rain @MSF fears landslides | #Earthquake #Pakistan - Following four days of heavy rain @MSF fears landslides |
| 3.13pm GMT | 3.13pm GMT |
| 15:13 | 15:13 |
| This UN map shows the effects of today’s quake. | This UN map shows the effects of today’s quake. |
| This @UNOCHA map shows the effects of the #earthquake in #Afghanistan, #Pakistan & #India https://t.co/Invo8Jd1BN pic.twitter.com/goQG8UR1t6 | This @UNOCHA map shows the effects of the #earthquake in #Afghanistan, #Pakistan & #India https://t.co/Invo8Jd1BN pic.twitter.com/goQG8UR1t6 |
| 3.03pm GMT | 3.03pm GMT |
| 15:03 | 15:03 |
| A TV presenter in Afghanistan leaves his desk in the middle of a news bulletin as a powerful earthquake strikes. The studio in Kabul starts to shake and the presenter, who looks increasingly alarmed, gets up from his chair and leaves the studio. | A TV presenter in Afghanistan leaves his desk in the middle of a news bulletin as a powerful earthquake strikes. The studio in Kabul starts to shake and the presenter, who looks increasingly alarmed, gets up from his chair and leaves the studio. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.06pm GMT | at 3.06pm GMT |
| 3.00pm GMT | 3.00pm GMT |
| 15:00 | 15:00 |
| Amateur footage, first published by ARY News, appears to show the Metro bridge in Rawalpindi, northern Pakistan, shaking as a powerful earthquake hit south Asia on Monday. | Amateur footage, first published by ARY News, appears to show the Metro bridge in Rawalpindi, northern Pakistan, shaking as a powerful earthquake hit south Asia on Monday. |
| 2.49pm GMT | 2.49pm GMT |
| 14:49 | 14:49 |
| Plan International’s emergencies specialist, Naima Chohan, who lives in Islamabad, has said she felt the earthquake: | Plan International’s emergencies specialist, Naima Chohan, who lives in Islamabad, has said she felt the earthquake: |
| There was a big tremor in Islamabad and it lasted for a minute. The lamps and fans were shaking. | There was a big tremor in Islamabad and it lasted for a minute. The lamps and fans were shaking. |
| When I went outside, people were standing outside on the road. Many were too scared to go back in. They were remembering the 2005 earthquake that devastated parts of Pakistan 10 years ago and the aftershocks that followed. That’s what we are most scared of now. | When I went outside, people were standing outside on the road. Many were too scared to go back in. They were remembering the 2005 earthquake that devastated parts of Pakistan 10 years ago and the aftershocks that followed. That’s what we are most scared of now. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.05pm GMT | at 3.05pm GMT |
| 2.45pm GMT | 2.45pm GMT |
| 14:45 | 14:45 |
| Médecins Sans Frontières has said staff and patients in Pakistan were temporarily evacuated. | Médecins Sans Frontières has said staff and patients in Pakistan were temporarily evacuated. |
| Pakistan #Earthquake: our staff & patients were evacuated but have since returned. We are assessing needs in region | Pakistan #Earthquake: our staff & patients were evacuated but have since returned. We are assessing needs in region |
| 2.30pm GMT | 2.30pm GMT |
| 14:30 | 14:30 |
| Slate’s Eric Holthaus cites US geological survey predictions that the quake may have killed thousands. | Slate’s Eric Holthaus cites US geological survey predictions that the quake may have killed thousands. |
| Afghanistan/Pakistan #earthquake may have killed thousands. Latest USGS estimate: https://t.co/BuNrShSbby pic.twitter.com/PwMhyskSQZ | Afghanistan/Pakistan #earthquake may have killed thousands. Latest USGS estimate: https://t.co/BuNrShSbby pic.twitter.com/PwMhyskSQZ |
| 2.27pm GMT | 2.27pm GMT |
| 14:27 | 14:27 |
| Rashid Javed, Plan International’s country director for Pakistan, has warned of aftershocks, saying: | Rashid Javed, Plan International’s country director for Pakistan, has warned of aftershocks, saying: |
| After an earthquake like this, access to clean water and proper sanitation are vital. People also need to be aware of the dangers of aftershocks, especially as they are being repeatedly felt across the region. | After an earthquake like this, access to clean water and proper sanitation are vital. People also need to be aware of the dangers of aftershocks, especially as they are being repeatedly felt across the region. |
| Earthquakes can disrupt or destroy critical infrastructure and that is why it is important to invest in this infrastructure and local buildings before disaster strikes. | Earthquakes can disrupt or destroy critical infrastructure and that is why it is important to invest in this infrastructure and local buildings before disaster strikes. |
| The earthquake has hit many rural areas, where it is essential to work in partnership with local organisations as they are the first ones to respond to a crisis like this. | The earthquake has hit many rural areas, where it is essential to work in partnership with local organisations as they are the first ones to respond to a crisis like this. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.04pm GMT | at 3.04pm GMT |
| 2.16pm GMT | 2.16pm GMT |
| 14:16 | 14:16 |
| Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, has been tweeting about a conversation he had with Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan. He makes reference to the 12 Afghan schoolgirls who lost their lives while trying to get out of swaying buildings. | Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, has been tweeting about a conversation he had with Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan. He makes reference to the 12 Afghan schoolgirls who lost their lives while trying to get out of swaying buildings. |
| I just spoke to President @ashrafghani and expressed my sympathies & condolences at the damage caused by the earthquake. | I just spoke to President @ashrafghani and expressed my sympathies & condolences at the damage caused by the earthquake. |
| President @AshrafGhani shared with me his initial assessment of the damage. I offered all possible assistance. | President @AshrafGhani shared with me his initial assessment of the damage. I offered all possible assistance. |
| President @ashrafghani told me due to the quake a school building collapsed & children lost their lives. I was very pained to hear of this. | President @ashrafghani told me due to the quake a school building collapsed & children lost their lives. I was very pained to hear of this. |
| When President @ashrafghani was telling me about the school, my mind went back to a similar tragedy in Anjar, Kutch in 2001. Felt very sad. | When President @ashrafghani was telling me about the school, my mind went back to a similar tragedy in Anjar, Kutch in 2001. Felt very sad. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.02pm GMT | at 3.02pm GMT |
| 2.12pm GMT | 2.12pm GMT |
| 14:12 | 14:12 |
| At least 180 people killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan – reports | At least 180 people killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan – reports |
| Pakistani officials say the death toll in their country has risen to 145, bringing the overall total to at least 180. | Pakistani officials say the death toll in their country has risen to 145, bringing the overall total to at least 180. |
| Inayatullah Khan, Pakistan’s rural minister, told the Associated Press the death toll in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province alone has jumped to 121. | Inayatullah Khan, Pakistan’s rural minister, told the Associated Press the death toll in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province alone has jumped to 121. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.02pm GMT | at 3.02pm GMT |
| 2.09pm GMT | 2.09pm GMT |
| 14:09 | 14:09 |
| Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif to fly home from London | Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif to fly home from London |
| The Pakistani prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, is to cut short a visit to London to return to Pakistan. His daughter, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, tweeted that her father would be leaving for Pakistan shortly. | The Pakistani prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, is to cut short a visit to London to return to Pakistan. His daughter, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, tweeted that her father would be leaving for Pakistan shortly. |
| At a loss of words to express my grief on the sad day. May Allah protect our beloved homeland. PM Sharif will be leaving for Pak shortly. | At a loss of words to express my grief on the sad day. May Allah protect our beloved homeland. PM Sharif will be leaving for Pak shortly. |
| Prayers for those who lost their lives and their loved ones. May Allah heal the injured. Heart goes out to all affected. | Prayers for those who lost their lives and their loved ones. May Allah heal the injured. Heart goes out to all affected. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.01pm GMT | at 3.01pm GMT |