Sunday’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has now killed 2,205 people and injured 3,640, according to a Taliban government spokesperson.
Sept. 4 Sunday’s earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has now killed 2,205 people and injured 3,640, according to a Taliban government spokesperson.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the magnitude 6.0 earthquake’s epicenter that struck around midnight Sunday was about 17 miles east of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province.
Search and rescue efforts continue, said Hamdullah Fitrat, a Taliban spokesperson, on X.
„Tents have been installed for displaced families in multiple locations, and the organized distribution of primary and urgent humanitarian assistance is currently underway“, he said.
