Tremor kills man, injures 16 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Mar 10 (Reuters) An aftershock measuring 5.2 killed one man and injured 16 other people in Pakistan occupied Kashmir today, five months after a huge earthquake devastated northern Pakistan, officials said.

The October 8 quake killed 73,000 people, but a massive relief effort and mild weather has prevented a feared second-wave of deaths among millions of survivors living in the open during the normally harsh Himalayan winter.

Today's aftershock was felt in North West Frontier Province, Punjab and Kashmir, according to the Meteorological Department.

One man was killed when a wall collapsed on top of him in Mirpur, a southern district in Pakistani-occupied Kashmir that was largely unaffected by the original quake.

''Many people tried to jump out of their homes and got hurt,'' said Khalid Chohan, a superintendent of police in Mirpur, adding that several houses were damaged by the tremor.

More than 1,750 aftershocks have been recorded since October. 8 and meteorological officials expect more shocks will be felt until May.

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