Up to 800 people died and more than 2,500 were injured in East Afghanistan after a massive 6.3 -size earthquake that was rattling on the ground and adjacent Pakistan from his sleep in Monday morning. Rescuers continue digging the debris to save those buried under broken houses, but hope to find that the survivors are disappearing.
The 6.3 earthquake hit Afghanistan just before midnight Sunday with the worst destruction in the Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Around 800 are dead in the province of Kunar. Hundreds are recovering in nearby hospitals.
What do we know about Afghanistan earthquake?
The Afghanistanian epicenter of the earthquake was about 27 kilometers from Jalalabad. USGS said the earthquake hit the shallow eight kilometers below the Earth’s surface.
About 800 people were killed and 2,500 injured only in Kunar, who was near the epicenter of the Afghan earthquake, said the spokesman of the Taliban government Zabihullah Mujah.
The worst hit in Kunar province is NUR Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chap Dara.
The whole villages built of fragile mud and stone disintegrated while landslides blocked vital routes. Communication disorders further paralyzed efforts to rescue and help.
At least 12 people were killed and 255 injured in the neighboring Nangarhar province and 58 people were injured in the province of Laghman.
The number of victims is expected to increase.
As India, the United Kingdom, others enrolled to help
When the disaster hit Afghanistan, the Minister of Outdoor Affairs with Jaishankar said he spoke to Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi and expressed his condolences over the death of civilians in tragedy.
To help Afghanistan at the time of their need, India sent tents and food material to the ground, Jaishankar said. He added that more help will be sent to Afghanistan in the coming days.
“He said India had delivered 1000 family tents in Kabul today. 15 tonnes of food material are also immediately moved by the Indian mission from Kabul to Kunar,” he said.
WHO Afghanistan, UN medical agency, has deployed its teams in Afghanistan.
Britain determined emergency financing support for those who were affected by the recent earthquake in Afghanistan.
British assistance of £ 1 million will be divided between the UN (UNFPA) population fund and the International Red Cross (IFRC) to provide Afghans with critical health and emergency reserves.
“Great Britain is still determined to people in Afghanistan, and this emergency funding will help our partners to supply critical health and emergency reserves most hard,” said British Foreign Minister David Lammy.
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