At Least 250 Killed In 6.0-magnitude Earthquake In Afghanistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At slightest 250 group person been killed and complete 500 person been injured successful Afghanistan aft a 6.0-magnitude earthquake deed nan state connected Monday, Taliban officials said.

The earthquake struck 17 miles from nan metropolis of Jalalabad adjacent nan separator pinch Pakistan astir midnight section clip (3:30 p.m. ET Sunday), according to nan U.S. Geological Survey.

Because nan earthquake deed a distant mountainous area, “it will return clip to get nan nonstop accusation astir quality losses and harm to nan infrastructure,” said Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for nan Afghan Public Health Ministry.

“We person launched a monolithic rescue cognition and mobilized hundreds of group to thief group successful nan affected areas,” Zaman said.

Afghanistan is particularly prone to earthquakes arsenic it sits connected apical of respective responsibility lines wherever nan Indian and Eurasian plates meet. The mountainous terrain of eastbound Afghanistan is besides prone to landslides, making it harder for emergency services to transportation retired rescues.

This quake was particularly devastating arsenic it deed astatine a shallow extent of 5 miles, making it acold much destructive moreover astatine mean magnitude.

Around 1,000 group were killed and thousands much were injured successful 2022 erstwhile a 5.9-magnitude earthquake deed eastbound Afghanistan.

That, too, was a shallow quake.

Mushtaq Yusufzai reported from Peshawar and Mithil Aggarwal from Hong Kong.

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