Death toll of children in Afghanistan quake rises to 155

Kids killed in Afghanistan quake surge to 155 – UN

GAYAN, Afghanistan: The number of children who died in last week's devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to at least 155, the United Nations said, as the scope of the deadliest temblor to hit the impoverished south-central Asian country in two decades comes into focus.The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Sunday another 250 children were injured in the 6-magnitude quake that struck mou…

Death Toll of Children in Afghanistan Quake Rises to 155

GAYAN, Afghanistan— The death toll of children in last week’s devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to at least 155, the United Nations said as the scope of the deadliest quake to hit the impoverished country in two decades comes into focus. The U.N.’s humanitarian coordination organization, OCHA, said on Sunday that another 250 children were injured in the magnitude 6 temblor that struck the mountainous villages in the Pa…

Death toll of children in Afghanistan quake rises to 155

GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll of children in last week’s devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to at least 155, the United...

155 children dead, 250 injured in Afghanistan earthquake, says UN

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake had hit southern Afghanistan provinces on June 22, leaving 1,150 dead and at least 1,600 injured.

Death toll of children in Afghanistan quake rises to 155

The disaster has become a test of the Taliban’s capacity to govern and the international community’s willingness to help.

The number of children killed in the earthquake in Afghanistan rises to 155

The UN estimates that another 250 children were injured as a result of the deadliest earthquake recorded in the impoverished country in two decades