A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sept. 1, killing hundreds and injuring many. Most fatalities occurred in Kunar Province, with Nurgal among the hardest hit areas. Buildings collapsed and damage was reported in villages such as Mazar Dara; shaking was felt as far away as Islamabad, Pakistan. Injured people received treatment in hospitals in Jalalabad while volunteers, Taliban security personnel, and rescue teams moved survivors and bodies near landing helicopters. Volunteers began digging graves in affected communities. United Nations and aid agencies mobilized resources, and Red Cross officials warned the survival window is rapidly narrowing and urgent access is required.
An injured Afghan boy receives treatment at a hospital Jalalabad, near the quake's epicenter, on Sept. 1. The scene on Sept. 1 in Nurgal. Most of the quake deaths have occurred in Kunar Province. Afghan volunteers and Taliban security personnel work to move injured people near a military helicopter near Nurgal on Sept. 1. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on X UN have mobilized "and will spare no effort to assist those in need in the affected areas."
A man walks past a damaged house following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village on Sept. 1. The quake "shook buildings" as far away Pakistan's capital Islamabad, the Pakistani outlet Dawn reports. Volunteers dig graves in Nurgal on Sept. 1 following the quake. "The time window of survival is rapidly reducing, and we need to be there as soon as possible," Joy Singhal of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told Al Jazeera from Kabul.
Afghan volunteers and Taliban security personnel work to move injured people near a military helicopter near Nurgal on Sept. 1. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on X UN have mobilized "and will spare no effort to assist those in need in the affected areas." Volunteers dig graves in Nurgal on Sept. 1 following the quake, and responders warned urgent access is needed as survival chances decline.
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