SRINAGAR : Ghulam Nabi Khan, now 80, still lives in a house rebuilt with government aid, but the pain from that day has never left him. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

On this day 20 years ago, the Karnah Valley in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district faced a devastating earthquake, claiming over 150 lives, destroying thousands of homes, livestock, and vital infrastructure, and leaving deep scars on the mountains and fields.

“It’s been 20 years since the deadly earthquake devastated and shook the Karnah Valley, yet people here still carry fresh memories of that day,” Khan recalled.

He said people lost their loved ones in the tragedy, and the pain that kept us awake for months still haunts us to this day.

“We were busy in the fields when the earth started shaking

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