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    Rescuers struggle to find survivours, death toll rises to 157

    06 Nov 2023

    Most of the houses in Jajarkot — usually made by stacking rocks and logs — either collapsed or were severely damaged by the sudden earthquake, while the few concrete houses in towns were also damaged. The majority of those killed were crushed by debris.

    Afghans bury dead, dig for survivors of devastating quake

    24 Jun 2022

    Under a leaden sky in Paktika province, the epicenter of Wednesday’s earthquake where hundreds of homes have been destroyed, men dug several long trenches on a mountainside overlooking their village.

    UAE, India and UN agencies fly tonnes of relief goods to Afghanistan after deadly quake

    24 Jun 2022

    The move is in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to operate a relief air bridge for the people affected by the earthquake.

    Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000

    23 Jun 2022

    In Paktika province's hard-hit Gayan district, villagers stood atop the mud bricks that once was a home there. Others carefully walked through dirt alleyways, gripping onto damaged walls with exposed timber beams to make their way.

    Taliban appeal for international aid following devastating earthquake

    23 Jun 2022

    The earthquake on Wednesday, deemed to be the deadliest to strike the country in two decades, and subsequent landslides also injured 1,500 people in the two districts of Gayan and Barmal.

    UN chief saddened by heavy loss of life in Afghanistan earthquake

    23 Jun 2022

    "My heart goes out to the people of Afghanistan who are already reeling from the impact of years of conflict, economic hardship and hunger. I convey my deep condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured," he said.

    Pakistan dispatches relief goods for victims of Afghanistan deadly earthquake

    24 Jun 2022

    According to the Prime Minister Office, the consignment arranged by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) consists of family tents, tarpaulins, blankets and emergency medicines.

    Tremors felt again in UAE after another earthquake hits Iran

    15 Jun 2022

    Iranian state television reported that authorities deployed rescue teams to the town of Jenah in Hormozgan province, though no damage and casualties were initially reported. Jenah is some 1,080 kilometres (670 miles) south of the capital, Tehran.

    VIDEO: 1,000 killed, 1,500 injured as powerful quake jolts Afghanistan

    23 Jun 2022

    Houses were reduced to rubble and bodies swathed in blankets lay on the ground after the magnitude 6.1 earthquake, photographs on Afghan media showed.

    2,000 homes believed destroyed in Afghan earthquake, says UN

    23 Jun 2022

    "As the UN, our teams do not have specific equipment to take people from under the rubble. This has to rely mostly on the efforts of the de facto authorities, which also have certain limitations in that respect," he said.

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