Afghanistan Earthquake Death Toll Crosses 812: PM Modi, EAM Jaishankar Assure Support | World News

Afghanistan Earthquake: The death money in the destructive earthquake in Afghanistan reached 812 and hundreds of injured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep sorrow over the losses and made India ready to provide humanitarian aid.

Social Media Platform X, PM Modi, “Due to the loss of life due to the earthquake in Afghanistan. Our thoughts and prayers are about mourning families at this difficult time and we wish a rapid recovery to the injured. India is ready to provide all possible humanitarian assistance and relief to the affected”.

Minister of Foreign Affairs (EAM) S. Jaishankar expressed his deep concerns about the destructive earthquake. “India will expand the help at this time.

In the meantime, rescue teams, to evaluate the full scope of the damage and to provide help with limited communication in the distant areas, the authorities continue to work as a preliminary wage, he said.

Xinhua News Agency, 6.0 magnitude earthquake, according to the US geological survey, Sunday at 23.47 at locally at 23.47 at a depth of Eight km.

Afghanistan is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because it is located above a few fault lines where Indian and Eurasian plates meet. The mountainous land of East Afghanistan is also prone to landslides, which makes it difficult for emergency services to rescue.

A series of earthquakes in the western parts killed more than 1,000 people last year and underlined the vulnerable of one of the poorest countries in the world to natural disasters.

An earthquake of 6.3 was hit by Afghanistan on 7 October 2023 with strong aftershocks. The Taliban government predicted that at least 4,000 people had died. In recent memories, hitting Afghanistan was the most deadly natural disaster.

In the last decade, more than 7,000 people have been killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, the UN’s Human Affairs Coordination Office. There is an average of 560 deaths per year from earthquakes.

In May 1998, an earthquake in Takhar and Badakhshan states in North Afghanistan killed about 4,000 people. Approximately 100 villages and 16,000 houses were destroyed or damaged and 45,000 people were made homeless. (With Ians entrances)