Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 06:08am on 01 Sep 2025,Monday Weather & Environment
A devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province near the Pakistan border at 11:47 PM local time on Sunday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. Early reports suggest hundreds are feared dead, with 30 fatalities confirmed in a single village. Rescue operations are underway in remote mountainous districts, but access remains difficult. Health ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman stated that casualty numbers are expected to rise, with hundreds injured already hospitalized. The quake’s epicenter was near Jalalabad, just 119 km from Kabul, at a depth of 14 km. Two additional tremors of 4.5 and 5.2 magnitude followed shortly after, intensifying fears in a region still recovering from the deadly 2023 quake. (PC: Sky News & Reuters)
