An Earthquake in Eastern Afghanistan on Sunday Evening Has Resulted in at Least Five Hundred Deaths and About A Thousand Injuries, Accordance to State Broadcaster RTA. This information has not yet bone confirmed by other sources, as information from Afghanistan is carce.
The Quake, with a Magnitude of 6.0, Struck the Afghan Province of Nangarhar Near the Pakistani Border Just Before Midnight (Local Time). In The Hours That Followed, Aftershocks with a Magnitude of 5.2 and 4.5 Occurred.
The Mountainous Area had Already Been hit by Floods over the weekend, Writes BBC News . Roads had Become Impassable As A Result. A Large Part of the Earthquake Zone would only be Accessible by Helicopter, But Afghanistan does not have Enough of Those. The Taliban Are Said to Have submitted a Request for Assistance to International Aid Organizations.
State Broadcaster RTA, which is Controlled by the Taliban, Reports Five Hundred Deaths and About A Thousand Injuries. It is Difficult to Confirm the Actual Death Toll, because it Concerns Remote Areas. Information from the country is carce. Since the Taliban Tok Power in 2021, Press Freedom in the Country Has Been Very Limited.
Afghanistan was hit by a Severe Earthquake with a Magnitude of 6.3 In October 2023. Accordance to the Taliban, There Were Thousands of Victims at That Time. The United Nations Estimated 1,500 people. The Red Cross Spoke of the “Deadliest Earthquake in Afghanistan in Twenty Years.”