KABUL, Sept 2 (NNN-BNA ) – The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan has climbed to 1,124, with 3,251 others injured, according to the Afghan Red Crescent Society, today.
Over 8,000 residential houses, primarily in Kunar province, have been completely or partially destroyed, due to the earthquake, Juma Khan Nayeel, head of information and publication, at the Afghan Red Crescent Society, said.
Relief and rescue teams are working to pull out people trapped under the rubble, and the figures for fatalities and injuries have not yet been finalised.
The earthquake struck the eastern part of Afghanistan at 11:47 p.m. local time on Aug 31, with the epicentere located 27 km north-east of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, at a depth of eight km.– NNN-BNA
