"Rescuers are battling to reach survivors after an earthquake in Afghanistan left over 2,200 dead. The vast majority of the dead and nearly 4,000 injured were in mountainous Kunar province near the border with Pakistan, Taliban government deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said Thursday. "Tents have been set up for people, and the delivery of first aid and emergency supplies is ongoing," he added."
"Sunday's magnitude-6.0 earthquake, one of the deadliest in Afghanistan in decades, was followed by a magnitude-5.2 tremor Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quakes struck near the eastern city of Jalalabad, in a region bordering Pakistan. Aid agencies urging more support Rescue operations have been complicated by rockfalls and landslides triggered by repeated aftershocks, which have blocked roads and made land travel difficult."
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near Jalalabad, followed by a magnitude-5.2 tremor. More than 2,200 people were killed and nearly 4,000 injured, mostly in mountainous Kunar province near the Pakistan border. Rescue operations have been hindered by rockfalls and landslides from repeated aftershocks that blocked roads and made land travel difficult. Many survivors remain trapped beneath collapsed homes with the window for finding them alive rapidly closing. The disaster affected over 1.3 million people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes. Existing displacement, food insecurity, drought, and large returnee flows have compounded humanitarian needs.
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