Τουλάχιστον 250 άνθρωποι σκοτώθηκαν στο ανατολικό Αφγανιστάν από τον ισχυρό σεισμό των 6,1 βαθμών που σημειώθηκε την Τρίτη (21/06), ανακοίνωσαν αξιωματούχοι της υπηρεσίας διαχείρισης καταστροφών.
Οι περισσότεροι θάνατοι εντοπίζονται στην επαρχία Πακτίκα, όπου 100 άνθρωποι έχασαν τη ζωή τους και 250 τραυματίστηκαν, δήλωσε ο Μοχάμαντ Νάσιμ Χακάνι επικεφαλής της υπηρεσίας αντιμετώπισης καταστροφών των Ταλιμπάν.
Εξάλλου, σύμφωνα με τον ίδιο, υπάρχουν αναφορές για νεκρούς στις ανατολικές επαρχίες Νανγκαρχάρ και Χοστ, ενώ οι αρχές συνεχίζουν την αποτίμηση των ζημιών.
#BreakingNews: 6.1 #earthquake Jolts #Afghanistan, 155 Dead#Afganistan @DailyAfganistan @michiamoINDIA @R1yana88 pic.twitter.com/c0LRHsNIhO
— Ashish Gupta (@DirectorAshish) June 22, 2022
Powerful earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 250 people and leaves scores injured, local official tells BBC https://t.co/ruiVrQParU
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 22, 2022
Kabul, Afghanistan: At least 255 people were killed after an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the richter scale struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday.#Afghanistan #earthquake @hitfitahlawat pic.twitter.com/KxF04Ssgta
— HIT FIT AHLAWAT ? (@hitfitahlawat) June 22, 2022
At least 300 people have been killed and more than 500 others injured in a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Paktika province.#Afghanistan #earthquake #paktika pic.twitter.com/quGypQR7gp
— Panra?? (@PanraAfg) June 22, 2022
#Afghanistan #Earthquake: The epicentre was about 44 km from Khost city in Afghanistan and was at a depth of 51 km, said the US Geological Survey (USGS). The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) asserted that people in #Pakistan and India also felt tremors. pic.twitter.com/GYbtPiC1SO
— HIT FIT AHLAWAT ? (@hitfitahlawat) June 22, 2022
@BakhtarNA : About 255 people, including women & children, have lost their lives & another 500 injured as result of earthquake happened in Paktika province of Afghanistan.
— Parwiz Khan Karokhail (@pKarokhail) June 22, 2022
Pictures: Social Media pic.twitter.com/bhLKFLXO2u
The Afghan Defense Ministry has deployed helicopters to South-east #Afghanistan to deliver aid and transport the injured to nearby hospitals. The earthquake has struck districts in #Khost, #paktika & #Paktia. pic.twitter.com/9gsM0wMWA7
— Shaista Mehsud { Queen of Waziristan ? (@Shaista63333466) June 22, 2022
BREAKING: #Afghanistan state-run news agency reports at least 155 killed in #earthquake in country's eastern Paktika province. pic.twitter.com/lAWicfKMwI
— Amit Shukla (@amitshuklazee) June 22, 2022
Dear Sir COAS/ Chief of staff #BajwaTraitor should reply "the corruption " done by Pakistan Army #PakistanNavy against Pakistan awam.The expenditures of Murree nights imposed on #Pakistan ??
— Zartaz Khattak (@ZartazKhattak) June 22, 2022
people since General Ayub era#earthquake #Afghanistan #MilitaryLife#باجوہ_استعفی_دو pic.twitter.com/1S9rKgAIrz
A strong earthquake shook Afghanistan last night, killing at least 255 people and injuring 500 in Paktika province and at least 50 in Khost province.
— jamshed paktin ( جمشېد پکتين ) (@pjamshid34) June 22, 2022
We call on the international community to provide more humanitarian assistance to those affected by the earthquake.#SavePaktika pic.twitter.com/Yrw7pTbhZH
Πηγές: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ, Reuters