Fresh Quake Strikes Afghanistan as Death Toll Surges Past 1,400
Afghanistan was hit by another earthquake on Tuesday, intensifying the humanitarian crisis already gripping the country after a powerful tremor over the weekend left more than 1,400 people dead. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the latest quake measured 5.2 in magnitude and struck near the epicentre of Sunday night’s 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Kunar province, close to the Pakistan border. Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesperson for Kunar’s disaster management office, said the aftershock was felt in the same areas devastated earlier but had not yet caused new casualties. The Taliban government confirmed on Tuesday that the disaster has killed 1,411 people and injured more than 3,100 in Kunar alone. Another 12 deaths and hundreds of injuries were reported in neighbouring Nangarhar province. Rescue operations continue under extreme conditions. Thousands of homes have collapsed, with over 5,400 destroyed in Kunar, leaving families […]