Afghanistan 6.0-magnitude earthquake leaves at least 20 dead | World | News
According to local health officials, a destructive 6.0 earthquake claimed the lives of at least 20 people in East Afghanistan and more than 100 people were injured.
According to the US Geology Survey, the earthquake approached the Pakistan border on Sunday at 23.47 (20.17 pm in the UK). The scientific body said it caused “severe jolts” and widespread aftershocks and caused “significant losses”.
From Kabul to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, the buildings, about 370 kilometers away, were reported to be shaken for a few seconds. A second earthquake with a size of 4.5 hit the same state after about 20 minutes, then the same depth of 5.2 earthquakes.
In the worst hit areas of Kunar province, the earthquake also triggered landslides that made the region incredible through the road. Sources speaking with BBC confirmed that four emergency helicopters were sent to the state, but much more help was needed.
The Taliban officials appeal to international organizations to send more helicopters to assist after the disaster due to the limited resources of the administration, and the majority of rescue efforts must be carried out with air.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah, “Unfortunately, this evening’s earthquake had human losses and financial damages in our eastern states.” He said.
Regime officials said that the BBC had dozens of houses under rubble and that hundreds of people could be injured during repeated earthquakes that hit the region on Sunday.
Earthquakes are common in Afghanistan, especially in the Hindu Kush rank, especially near the junction of Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. One of the worst things that hit the region was the death or injury that 4000 people were killed after a 5.9 -magnitude earthquake in the east of the country.
