In an earthquake in the east of Afghanistan, on Sunday evening (local time), twenty people died and more than a hundred people were injured. Sources within the Taliban government tell BBC that there may be hundreds of deaths.
The quake with a force of 6.0 hit the Nangarhar region at the Pakistani border just before midnight in Afghanistan. In the following hours, after -shocks followed with a force of 5.2 and 4.5.
According to BBC , the Taliban has submitted an assistance request to international aid organizations. Helicopters would be needed to reach the affected area, but the country would not have enough. The British broadcaster also writes on the basis of sources that entire villages have been destroyed.
It is difficult to get the actual death toll confirmed because the affected areas are remote. Information from the country is scarce. Since the Taliban took over power in the country in 2021, there has been less and less freedom of the press.
Afghanistan was hit in October 2023 by a major earthquake with a force of 6.3. According to the Taliban, there were thousands of victims. The United Nations kept it on a lower number of 1500 people. According to the Red Cross, it was still the “deadliest earthquake in twenty years” in Afghanistan.
In An Earthquake in Eastern Afghanistan on Sunday Night (Local Time), at Least Twenty People Were Killed and More Than A Than A Hundred People Were Jured. Sources Within the Taliban Government Tell the BBC That May Be Hundreds of Deaths.
The Quake, with a Magnitude of 6.0, Struck the Nangarhar Region near the Pakistani Border Just before Midnight in Afghanistan. In The Hours That Followed, Aftershocks with Magnitudes or 5.2 and 4.5 Occurred.
Accordance to the BBC , the Taliban Have submitted a Request for Assistance to International Aid Organizations. Helicopters would be needed to reach the affected area, but the country would not have enough of them. The British Broadcaster also Writes, Based on Sources, That Entire Villages have Been Destroyed.
It is Difficult to Confirm the Actual Death Toll because the affected areas are remote. Information from the country is carce. Since the Taliban Took Power in the Country in 2021, there has been Less and Less Press Freedom.
In October 2023, Afghanistan was hit by a Severe Earthquake with a Magnitude of 6.3. Accordance to the Taliban, There Were Thousands of Victims. The United Nations Put it at a Lower Number or 1,500 people. Accordance to the red cross, it was still the “Deadliest Earthquake in Twenty Years” in Afghanistan.