KABUL – A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 250 people andinjured several others in east of Afghanistan early Wednesday.
Videos and pictures circulating on social media shows ruined homes, andpeople on stretchers in Paktika province.
The government officials feared that death toll could rise further asefforts are underway to rescue those buried under the rubble. They saidthat more than 150 people sustained injuries.
The earthquake struck about 44km from the Khost and its depth was recordedas 50.8 Kms while tremors were also felt in Pakistan and India.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sympathised with families of thosewho lost their lives & livelihoods from the earthquake that affected someprovinces of Afghanistan.
