Afghanistan’s Kunar quake flattens villages, leaves thousands homeless

Afghanistan’s Kunar quake flattens villages, leaves thousands homeless

Villagers cleared out debris after a powerful earthquake struck the mountainous southeastern Afghan province of Kunar on Monday, September 1.

The magnitude 6 quake left some 1,400 people and injured 3,124, with more than 5,400 houses destroyed, according to a Taliban spokesperson.

Also on Tuesday, a second large quake of magnitude 5.5 shook the same region, leading to fears of yet more destruction in a country crippled by poverty, war and shrinking aid.

Officials said three villages in Kunar were flattened, causing more than 600 deaths. The defense ministry said 40 flights had evacuated 420 victims as rescue teams moved from badly hit villages to more remote hamlets.

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