Officials in Afghanistan have confirmed that more than 1,400 people have been killed in an earthquake that struck the country over the weekend.
Sept. 2 Officials in Afghanistan confirmed that more than 1,400 people have been killed in an earthquake that struck the country over the weekend.
Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Hamdullah Fitrat announced Tuesday that across several districts within its Kunar Province, the death toll has reached 1,411, while 3,124 people were injured and 5,412 houses were destroyed.
« Rescue operations continue across all affected areas today », Fitrat posted to social media Tuesday. « In locations where helicopters could not land, dozens of commando forces were air-dropped to pull the injured from the rubble and move them to safer ground. »
The U.S. Geological Survey has reported the magnitude 6.0 earthquake’s epicenter that struck around midnight Sunday was approximately 17 miles east of the city of Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar Province.
