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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Patrick

Evacuations after deadly earthquake kills hundreds in Afghanistan

Afghanistan
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan's Jalalabad area around midnight on Monday, 1 September, resulting in at least 622 fatalities.
  • Wounded individuals have been evacuated by helicopter following the powerful quake, which was felt over 300km away in Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Afghanistan is prone to earthquakes due to its location in a seismically active zone within the Hindu Kush mountain range.
  • This latest tremor follows a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in October 2023, which the Taliban government estimated killed at least 4,000 people.
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Afghanistan earthquake: Residents evacuated by helicopter as quake kills hundreds of people

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