The death toll in this deadly earthquake is expected to increase
At approximately 13:30 local time, a powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan about 27 miles from the south-eastern city of Khost when many were sleeping in the comfort of their homes. The Taliban has requested urgent international aid, according to folks on the BBC. This earthquake initially killed more than 250 people but a lot were still under the rubble and had to be dug up.
By the time the morning hit the Western countries, a death toll of more than 1,000 was reported by all the mainstream media. Also, officials confirmed this won’t be the final death toll and more than 1,500 people have been injured from this natural disaster. There are many pictures of landslides and ruined homes in Eastern Paktika province, where first responders have been working non-stop for hours in order to save as many as they can.
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How strong was the Afghanistan earthquake?
According to the official registers from the United Nations Office, the initial magnitudes was believed to be 6.1 on the Richter scale. However, it was later taken down to 5.9 but the destruction it left behind was much greater than the actual magnitude. This tends to happen in places where homes are not constructed properly, they need to get built thinking about natural disasters such as earthquakes.
This is the strongest one the region has suffered in the last two decades. Most of the casualties came from the districts of Gayan and Marnal in Paktika, according to local authorities. Local media website Etilaat-e Roz reports that an entire village in Gayan has been leveled by the natural disaster.
Faiz Ahmed on Twitter: “#earthquake The devastation caused by the earthquake in #Afghanistan in which thousand of people have lost their lives and many wounded is sad news. My sympathies with the bereaved families. Pakistan should extend all possible help to our brotherly neighbour in their hour ofneed pic.twitter.com/dHJbxwpGKj / Twitter”
earthquake The devastation caused by the earthquake in #Afghanistan in which thousand of people have lost their lives and many wounded is sad news. My sympathies with the bereaved families. Pakistan should extend all possible help to our brotherly neighbour in their hour ofneed pic.twitter.com/dHJbxwpGKj
Earthquakes usually destroy mostly property when they are not as strong, but theones that kill hundreds of people are usually the strongest ones. As it tends to happen with these disasters, the actual death toll won’t be known for certain until after a few days this passed. Back in 1998, a similar earthquake struck Rostaq near the city of Kabul. It ended with a massive death toll of 4,000 and 818 people injured.
We will keep everybody updated on any new information about the death toll and other details we find throughout the day. Over the last week, there has been a swarm of earthquakes reported in the region but none of them were above 5 in the Richter scale. When a swarm occurs, it’s usually because a much greater one is coming.
Sayed Ziarmal Hashemi on Twitter: “Based on @OCHAAfg’s shake map, the #earthquake was felt strongly in areas in red below, where damages & casualties are most likely concentrated.#Afghanistan #AfghanistanEarthquake https://t.co/Q0rZexLylZ pic.twitter.com/LNUpwLKbuR / Twitter”
Based on @OCHAAfg’s shake map, the #earthquake was felt strongly in areas in red below, where damages & casualties are most likely concentrated.#Afghanistan #AfghanistanEarthquake https://t.co/Q0rZexLylZ pic.twitter.com/LNUpwLKbuR
