Date:07/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/07/stories/2008100760741300.htm

International

Many die in Kyrgyz quake

BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan): A powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 72 people, said emergency officials on Monday.

The 6.6-magnitude quake near the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hit the remote village of Nura hard, bringing down dozens of buildings and injuring more than 100 people in addition to the confirmed deaths, they said. — AP