Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take place
At least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad
The death toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan has now risen to 622, Reuters has cited an Afghan interior ministry spokesperson as having said.
Authorities said that more than 1,500 people were injured by the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan just before midnight local time on Sunday.
The figures for martyrs and injured are changing. Medical teams from Kunar, Nangarhar and the capital Kabul have arrived in the area.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/01/afghanistan-earthquake-live-hundreds-after-shallow-quake-strikes-countrys-east-state-media-reports
Author : Yohannes Lowe (now) and Jonathan Yerushalmy (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-09-01 06:16:00
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