Hundreds of people were released after an earthquake of 6.0 intensity in eastern Afghanistan late on Sunday night.
According to the latest Tally provided by the Taliban government on Monday, around 800 people were killed and more than 2,500 people were injured.
The US Geological Survey said the initial earthquake was focused in the local time at 11:47 pm and about 17 miles east-east. Several afterchox chased.
The main spokesperson of the Taliban government said at a press conference on Monday that most of the deaths and injuries were in Kunar.
“All available resources will be used to save life,” said Zabihullah Mujahid.
Health Ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman said that rescue operations were going on and the field of medical teams had come from Kunar, Nangarhar and capital Kabul.
Zaman said that many areas were unable to report the casualties and “the numbers were expected to change” in the form of deaths and injuries.
Many residents in nearby villages have described Associated Press, which collapse houses around them.
Sadiqullah, who lives in the Maja Dara area of Nargal, told AP by phone from Nangarhar Hospital that he woke up for a big bouncing voice, saying that it looked like a storm.
He ran to save his three children and was about to catch and catch the rest of his family when his room fell on him.
He told AP, “I was half-hearted and unable to get out.” “My wife and two sons are dead, and my father is injured and is in a hospital with me. We were trapped for three to four hours until people from other areas arrived and thrown me out.”
The deadliest natural disaster in Afghanistan in recent memory occurred In October 2023, when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the country and followed several strong afterchoxes.
The Taliban government said about 4,000 people died in that earthquake, but the United Nations estimated death at around 1,500.
Associated Press contributed.
