27 m. ago Afghanistan villagers dig through rubble with bare hands in desperate search for earthquake victims

Afghanistan villagers dug through rubble with their bare hands as they desperately searched for their loved ones after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the country.

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1 hour ago UK sends aid to Afghanistan after earthquake kills more than 800 people

The £1 million in emergency funding will include mobile health teams, medical kits and shelters, the Foreign Office said

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2 h. ago Shock at scale of destruction as Afghanistan earthquake death toll climbs to 900

Rescuers are still battling through heavy rain to reach survivors, with the Taliban authorities appealing for international aid

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2 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeal for aid as death toll rises to 900

Rescuers search into the night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes in steep valleysThe Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 900 people and left thousands injured.Rescuers searched into the night on Monday for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800 and injures another 2,500 as rescuers search rubble for survivors

Officials warn death toll could rise as rescue efforts hampered by landslides

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21 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake live: ‘There is death in every home’, families say, after at least 800 killed in quake in east of country

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says public health ministry, as rescue operations take placeMagnitude 6 earthquake hits eastern AfghanistanHow have you been affected by the earthquake?One resident in Afghanistan’s Nurgal district, one of the worst-affected areas in Kunar, said almost the entire village had collapsed under the force of the earthquake. “Children are under the rubble. The elderly are under the rubble. Young people are under the rubble,” the villager, who did not give his name, told the Associated Press.“We need help here,” he pleaded. “We need people to come here and join us. Let us pull out the people who are buried. There is no one who can come and remove dead bodies from under the rubble.” Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Doctor JUMPS from shaking house in Afghanistan earthquake and fears his kids would be dead

Doctor Azam, 52, who lives in the Kunar province, was at home when the 6.0 magnitude Afghanistan earthquake hit late Sunday, killing some 800 people and injuring more than 2,500

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24 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake latest: At least 800 dead and 2,500 injured as rescuers search rubble for survivors

Rescue operations still underway as officials say several villages are completely destroyed

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24 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake mapped: At least 800 dead as houses reduced to rubble

Entire homes were reduced to rubble in mountain districts as rescuers struggle to reach people

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25 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake live: more than 800 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east, state media reports

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take placeAt least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near JalalabadHow have you been affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan?One resident in Afghanistan’s Nurgal district, one of the worst-affected areas in Kunar, said almost the entire village had collapsed under the force of the earthquake. “Children are under the rubble. The elderly are under the rubble. Young people are under the rubble,” the villager, who did not give his name, told the Associated Press.“We need help here,” he pleaded. “We need people to come here and join us. Let us pull out the people who are buried. There is no one who can come and remove dead bodies from under the rubble.” Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake latest: At least 622 dead and 1,500 injured as rescuers search rubble for survivors

Rescue operations still underway as officials say several villages are completely destroyed

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25 h. ago Moment Afghanistan earthquake shakes buildings and destroys villages as 600 feared dead

More than 1,300 people were left injured after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit a number of towns in the province of Kunar in Afghanistan, near the city of Jalalabad in neighbouring Nangahar province

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27 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake sees more than 600 dead and 1,500 injured

According to the Kunar Disaster Management Authority the quake measured 6.0 magnitude.

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27 h. ago More than 600 dead in Afghanistan earthquake with at least 1,500 people injured after devastating 6.0 magnitude quake strikes overnight

The wave hit a series of towns at 11.47pm in the province of Kunar near the Pakistan border centred 17 miles northeast of the city of Jalabad in Nangarhar.

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27 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake live: more than 600 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east, state media reports

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take placeAt least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near JalalabadHere is a summary from Afghanistan, where hundreds of people have been killed after an earthquake struck the country’s mountainous eastern region late last night. This is what we know so far:At least 622 people have been killed and more than 1,500 others injured in the earthquake, Afghanistan’s Taliban-run interior ministry said on Monday morning.The earthquake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said.Jalalabad is about 119km (74 miles) away from the capital city, Kabul. A 4.5 magnitude quake occurred 20 minutes later in the same province.The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said deaths and injuries had been reported in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadar...

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27 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake UPDATES: Entire villages destroyed as 6.0 tremor kills 622

The massive earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan and destroyed villages and shook buildings from the capital Kabul all the way toward Pakistan's capital Islamabad

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27 h. ago Devastating earthquake 'kills 250 people and injures hundreds' in Afghanistan

Rescue operations are underway

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28 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake: at least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad

Province of Kunar sees large number of casualties, according to local officials, amid fears of much higher toll after shallow quake hits near Pakistan borderAt least 250 people were dead and hundreds more injured in a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, authorities have said, as rescuers combed the rubble of homes looking for survivors.The quake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago At least 250 killed and 500 injured in massive Afghanistan earthquake

The Government says three villages were 'ompletely destroyed'

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30 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake latest: Hundreds feared dead after 6.0

Taliban government has urged international aid agencies to provide assistance

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