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Greater than 660 folks have been killed and greater than 1,500 have been injured on Monday, September 1st.
Based on Sky Information Report, Well being officers within the capital mentioned the numbers might enhance as rescue staff report the total extent of harm attributable to the earthquake. “There are quite a lot of casualties and accidents, however our workforce continues to be on the bottom as a result of tough entry to the realm,” mentioned Sharafat Zaman, a spokesman for the Ministry of Well being. “To date, there was no reaching out to the international governments to offer help in rescue and reduction efforts,” a international ministry spokesperson mentioned.
Based on the Geoscience Analysis Centre, the earthquake struck Knar province within the northeastern province close to the Pakistan border at 11:47pm on Sunday (8:17pm UK time). The epicenter of the earthquake was 8.7 miles (14km) deep close to Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province. Jalalabad is situated about 74 miles (119km) from Kabul, the centre added. The German Geoscience Middle reported that the second earthquake occurred in the identical state about 20 minutes later, about 4.5 measurement and 10km (6.2 miles) deep. Then there was a 5.2 earthquake on the similar depth.
Villages and homes devastated by Quake
A number of villages have been destroyed and the primary earthquake in Kunar province has decreased dozens of mud and stone homes to tile rubs, officers mentioned.
Based on Sky Information, rescuers have been looking for survivors in a number of earthquake-hit mountainous areas. Native officers mentioned a whole lot of injured folks can be taken to hospitals and the numbers will probably rise.
“Sadly, tonight’s earthquake brought about harm to a few of our japanese provinces,” mentioned Zabifulla Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirates in Afghanistan. “Native officers and residents are at the moment working in rescue efforts for these affected. Help groups from central and close by states are additionally approaching.”
The nation is susceptible to deadly earthquakes, particularly within the Hindu Kush Mountains, the place the structural plates of India and Eurasia meet. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake and powerful aftershocks struck Afghanistan on October 7, 2023.