Admin l Wednesday, June 22, 2022
KABUL, Afghanistan – An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale has claimed not less than 920 lives in Kayan district, Paktika Province, Interior Minister , Ali Ahmad Jalali has said
According to reports, hundreds of buildings were destroyed when the quake hit the Kayan district, located in the South Eastern town of Paktika Province .
We gathered that tremors from the earthquake could be heard as far as Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, and Islamabad.
So far, authorities say medics have been sent to the Kayan district while rescue operation is still ongoing. Many people are feared trapped beneath the rubble, while bad weather is hampering rescue operation even as the Taliban has called for help from the international community.