Rescue efforts are underway in Afghanistan, where the death toll from a strong earthquake has risen to more than 1,400 people with another 3,000 injured. That's according to a Taliban spokesperson. Most of the victims are from the northeastern Kunar province. The epicentre was near the city of Jalalabad. The magnitude 6 quake was relatively shallow and caused extensive damage. Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Afghanistan #AfghanistanEarthquake #Kunar #Nangarhar #Jalalabad #KunarQuake #Magnitude6 #AfghanistanAftershocks #EasternAfghanistan #AfghanistanTremor #AlJazeeraEnglish
Rescuers focus on remote Afghan regions after earthquake kills over 1,400
Rescue efforts are underway in Afghanistan, where the death toll from a strong earthquake has risen to more than 1,400 people with another 3,000 injured. That's according to a Taliban spokesperson. Most of the victims are from the northeastern Kunar province. The epicentre was near the city of Jalalabad. The magnitude 6 quake was relatively shallow and caused extensive damage. Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Afghanistan #AfghanistanEarthquake #Kunar #Nangarhar #Jalalabad #KunarQuake #Magnitude6 #AfghanistanAftershocks #EasternAfghanistan #AfghanistanTremor #AlJazeeraEnglish