Kabul, Afghanistan – Officials said a strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border destroyed many villages and caused widespread damage, killing at least 250 people and wounding at least 500 others. The deaths and injuries were expected to increase with the arrival of search and rescue teams in the area.
The earthquake late on Sunday struck a series of cities in Konar Province, near the city of Jalalabad in the neighboring Nanghar province. The American Geological Survey said that the size is 6.0 at 11:47 pm. It was concentrated 27 km (17 miles) east of the northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province. It was only 8 kilometers (5 miles). Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage.
Konar Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that at least 250 people were killed and 500 others were injured in the areas of Nour Gul, Suki, Watbur, Manuji and Shabadar.
“The rescue operations are still ongoing, and many villages have been completely destroyed.
He said that many areas were not able to report victims’ personalities and that “the numbers are expected to change” as death and injuries are reported.
Close to Jalal Abad is a noisy commercial city because of its proximity to neighboring Pakistan and a major border crossing between countries. Although its population is about 300,000, according to the municipality, it is believed that the capital area is much larger. Most of its buildings are low -height facilities, most of which are concrete and brick, and their remote areas include homes built of clay and wood bricks. Many of the poor construction.
Jalalabad also has great cultivation and cultivation, including citrus fruits and rice, with the flow of the Kabul River through the city.
A 6.3 earthquake hit Afghanistan on October 7, 2023Followed by strong wireless tremors. The Taliban government estimated at least 4,000 people who died.
The United Nations gave much fewer death about 1500. It was the most bloody natural disaster to strike Afghanistan in modern memory.