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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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…
Afghanistan earthquake kills 800, injures 2,800 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
KABUL >> One of Afghanistan’s worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather.
The Taliban government officials urged humanitarian organizations to contribute to relief operations in the remote mountainous areas affected. An Afghan doctor: 'One patient every 5 minutes' (ANSA)
On Monday night, an earthquake shook the east of the country ruled by the Taliban. There are more than 800 deaths, the number is expected to rise
Afghanistan: More than 800 dead and 2,700 injured in an earthquake
Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,700 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided Monday by the Taliban government. The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighboring Nangarhar province, causing extensive damage.
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