The number of people killed in the earthquake in Afghanistan has reached 1,411, said the spokesperson of the Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, APA reports.
According to him, the number of injured has reached 3,124.
"More than 5,400 houses have been completely destroyed," he emphasized.
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12:00
The death toll in Afghanistan's earthquake has risen to 1,124, the Afghan Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian group working in the region, said on Tuesday, APA reports, citing Reuters.
At least 3,251 people have been injured and more than 8,000 houses have been destroyed in the disaster, the group said.
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10:56
The death toll from a strong earthquake in Afghanistan’s east rose to 900, with 3,000 people injured, an official said Tuesday as rescue teams scoured the area for survivors, APA reports, citing AP.
The 6.0 magnitude quake struck late Sunday night in a mountainous region, flattening villages and leaving people trapped under rubble for hours.
“The injured are being evacuated, so these figures may change significantly,” Yousaf Hammad, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, told The Associated Press. “The earthquake caused landslides in some areas, blocking roads, but they have been reopened, and the remaining roads will be reopened to allow access to areas that were difficult to reach.”
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