Tag: "Afghanistan"
Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, survivors face aid crunch

Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, survivors face aid crunch

World 20:59 04/09/2025

Rescue workers on Thursday pulled bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan's earthquakes as the confirmed death toll topped 2,200, while homeless survivors faced a bleak future with global aid agencies warning of dwindling resources.

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800, flattens villages

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800, flattens villages

World 12:00 02/09/2025

Survivors of an earthquake that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people, spent the night in the open as rescuers worked Tuesday to pull victims from the rubble.

Afghan earthquake of magnitude 6 kills 622, injures over 1,500

Afghan earthquake of magnitude 6 kills 622, injures over 1,500

World 17:20 01/09/2025

More than 600 people were killed and over 1,500 injured in one of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes, authorities said on Monday, as helicopters ferried the wounded to hospital after they were plucked from rubble being combed for survivors.

Hundreds feared dead after 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Hundreds feared dead after 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan

World 10:43 01/09/2025

Hundreds are feared dead following a 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, in a mountainous area close to the border with Pakistan, local officials said on Monday.