US EditionHundreds feared dead, injured as earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Afghanistan
The earthquake caused over 800 deaths and nearly 3,000 injuries, with extensive damage in remote mountainous areas and ongoing rescue challenges, according to Taliban officials.
- An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 killed more than 610 people and injured over 1,300 in Afghanistan, according to a Taliban government spokesman.
- The quake, which occurred at 11:47 p.m., centered 27 kilometers northeast of Jalalabad, causing extensive damage to numerous villages.
- Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, reported that rescue operations are ongoing and medical teams have arrived in the area.
- The quake severely affected towns in the Kunar province, with initial reports stating extensive destruction and more casualties expected.
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Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake rises to 1,100
At least 1,100 people have been killed and 3,500 others injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, according to Taliban officials. The earthquake struck at 11:47 p.m. on Saturday in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, near the border with Pakistan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was centered about 26 miles (42 kilometers) from Jalālābād at a depth of roughly 6 miles (10 kilometers). Abdul Jabbar Behir, …
More than 800 dead and 2,800 injured: The earthquake in Afghanistan was devastating - and the whole extent is far from clear. Many villages are isolated and there are hardly any relief organisations on site. By Franziska Amler.
There are already more than 800 dead and about 3,000 wounded, after a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at midnight this Sunday, devastating villages and alerting the world. Most of the deaths, a spokesman for the Taliban government said, occurred in Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan and bordering Pakistan.The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred just eight kilometers deep, was located 27 km from Jalalabad, the…
Earthquake in war-torn, Taliban ruled Afghanistan kills 800, wounds 2,800
The disaster is set to further stretch the resources of the nation's Taliban administration, already grappling with humanitarian crises, calling for international aid to help tackle the devastation from the magnitude 6 quake
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