6.0 magnitude earthquake leaves a whole bunch lifeless, state media experiences
An earthquake in jap Afghanistan close to the Pakistan border has killed a whole bunch and left greater than a thousand injured, the nation’s state-run broadcaster Radio Tv Afghanistan (RTA) reported, with fears that many extra may very well be among the many lifeless.
The quake late Sunday hit a sequence of cities within the province of Kunar, close to the town of Jalalabad in neighbouring Nangahar province. The 6.0 magnitude was simply 8km deep. Shallower quakes are likely to trigger extra injury.
The Kunar Catastrophe Administration Authority stated in an announcement that at the least 250 individuals have been killed and 500 others injured within the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadare.
Taliban-led well being authorities in Kabul, nevertheless, stated they have been nonetheless confirming the official toll determine as they labored to achieve distant areas.
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Greater than 600 killed in Afghanistan earthquake, Taliban inside ministry says
The loss of life toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan has now risen to 622, Reuters has cited an Afghan inside ministry spokesperson as having stated.
Authorities stated that greater than 1,500 individuals have been injured by the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck jap Afghanistan simply earlier than midnight native time on Sunday.
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Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for Afghanistan’s ministry of public well being has stated a number of villages in Kunar province have been “utterly destroyed”, including that rescue operations are underway there.
The figures for martyrs and injured are altering. Medical groups from Kunar, Nangarhar and the capital Kabul have arrived within the space.”
He stated many areas had not been capable of report casualties figures and that “the numbers have been anticipated to alter” as loss of life and accidents are reported.
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The quake struck the province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the town of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey stated.
A 4.5 magnitude quake occurred 20 minutes later in the identical province.
Screenshot displaying the impression space of the Afghanistan earthquake close to the Pakistan border. Illustration: United States Geological Survey
Jalalabad is a bustling commerce metropolis as a result of its proximity with neighboring Pakistan and a key border crossing between the international locations. Though it has a inhabitants of about 300,000 in line with the municipality, it’s metropolitan space is regarded as far bigger. Most of its buildings are low-rise constructions, largely of concrete and brick, and its outlying areas embody houses constructed of mud bricks and wooden. Many are of poor building.
Jalalabad additionally has appreciable agriculture and farming, together with citrus fruit and rice, with the Kabul River flowing by way of the town.
Rescuers have been working in a number of districts of the mountainous province the place the quake hit, levelling houses of mud and stone on the border with Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area, officers stated.
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6.0 magnitude earthquake leaves a whole bunch lifeless, state media experiences
An earthquake in jap Afghanistan close to the Pakistan border has killed a whole bunch and left greater than a thousand injured, the nation’s state-run broadcaster Radio Tv Afghanistan (RTA) reported, with fears that many extra may very well be among the many lifeless.
The quake late Sunday hit a sequence of cities within the province of Kunar, close to the town of Jalalabad in neighbouring Nangahar province. The 6.0 magnitude was simply 8km deep. Shallower quakes are likely to trigger extra injury.
The Kunar Catastrophe Administration Authority stated in an announcement that at the least 250 individuals have been killed and 500 others injured within the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadare.
Taliban-led well being authorities in Kabul, nevertheless, stated they have been nonetheless confirming the official toll determine as they labored to achieve distant areas.
We’ll deliver you extra updates as they arrive.
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