Sudden strong earthquake! 2,053 people have been killed and 9,252 injured!
On the 8th local time, the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management of the Afghan Interim Government held a press conference, and the spokesman of the department, Saik, said that the earthquake that occurred in the northwest of the country on the 7th has so far killed 2,053 people and injured 9,252. According to the Afghan Interim Administration, more than 1,000 houses were destroyed.
According to the Afghan Natural Disaster Management Agency, rescue teams have been dispatched to the affected areas, and the provincial government that struck the earthquake has been asked to coordinate with relief agencies to provide humanitarian assistance to the affected families. Afghanistan is located at the junction of the Eurasian and Indian plates, and earthquakes occur from time to time. Last June, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless. #阿富汗地震死亡#
