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BREAKING: At least 250 people are dead and 500 injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan
At least 250 killed in 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan
The earthquake struck 17 miles from the city of Jalalabad near the border with Pakistan around midnight local time (3:30 p.m. ET Sunday), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Because the earthquake hit a remote mountainous area, “it will take time to get the exact information about human losses and damage to the infrastructure,” said Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for the Afghan Public Health Ministry.
“We have launched a massive rescue operation and mobilized hundreds of people to help people in the affected areas,” Zaman said.
Since the initial quake, at least five aftershocks ranging from 4.5 magnitude to 5.2 magnitude have hit the area throughout Monday, according to the USGS.
Because the earthquake hit a remote mountainous area, “it will take time to get the exact information about human losses and damage to the infrastructure,” said Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for the Afghan Public Health Ministry.
“We have launched a massive rescue operation and mobilized hundreds of people to help people in the affected areas,” Zaman said.
Since the initial quake, at least five aftershocks ranging from 4.5 magnitude to 5.2 magnitude have hit the area throughout Monday, according to the USGS.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/least-250-killed-6-magnitude-earthquake-afghanistan-rcna228346?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=68b51498981b5700016afd2d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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