“There is death in every home,” said Muhammad Aziz, a labourer from Nur Gul district in Kunar province; 10 of his relatives, including his five children, were killed in the earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan on Sunday.
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More than 800 people have died and about 2,500 were injured, according to Taliban officials – with the death toll expected to rise significantly as local hospitals report being inundated with casualties, and hundreds still remain unaccounted for.
The magnitude-6 earthquake struck around midnight, with the rugged, mountainous region of Kunar the worst affected. There were landslides and flooding.
The earthquake was shallow, taking place close to the Earth’s surface, which is known to cause greater destruction. Several aftershocks were reported throughout the night and into Monday morning, which could even be felt in the capital, Kabul, more than 100 miles away.
The Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that the death toll had exceeded 800 by Monday afternoon and that rescue efforts were continuing to recover those trapped beneath mud and debris. However, those efforts were hampered as roads to affected areas were destroyed or blocked by rubble from the earthquake, and the terrain of the region is steep and treacherous.
“The poor people in this area have lost everything,” Aziz said. “There is death in every home, and beneath the rubble of each roof, there are dead bodies. The mud houses have been wiped away, and destruction is everywhere. People are desperately seeking help.”
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