The devastating earthquake that hit Afghanistan killed hundreds and shook millions more.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the city of Khost in the southeastern part of the country.
Local governments are still working to find survivors and treat the injured.
Houses have collapsed and people are trapped under the rubble.
The quake kills around 255 people and is expected to rise as rescue operations pick up speed.
The Bakhtari News Agency in Afghanistan reports: “On Tuesday night, an earthquake struck Balmara, Zirk, Naka and Guyana districts of Paktika province, killing 255 people and injuring 155.
“Local officials say the death toll could rise if the central government does not provide emergency assistance.”
Most of the confirmed deaths were reported in Paktika, where 100 people were killed and 250 injured.
130 people have also died in the eastern part of the country.
Photos posted on social media show that the injured have been taken to safety on a stretcher.
Videos of demolished houses and rubble-strewn streets from the scene were also released.
According to the USGS, the quake occurred at a depth of 31 miles, about 27 miles from Khost.
A strong tremor was felt 310 miles from the quake’s epicenter.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, millions of people felt it in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his condolences in today’s statement, saying that his country will help the people of Afghanistan.
Populations trembled in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
“Strong and prolonged vibration” posted online by a witness in Kabul.
“It was strong,” posted another witness from Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan.
Relief efforts are already underway, but with the Taliban’s occupation of the country last year, it is unclear how to distribute relief and aid in the aftermath of the disaster.
Residents of a disaster-ravaged country are already experiencing poverty during the winter after the collapse of the country’s economy.
After 20 years of military missions in August, thousands of US and British troops withdrew from South Asia, paving the way for Tullivan’s violent takeover.
“We are investigating the victims and the damage caused by the earthquake, based on initial information,” said Mohammed Nasim Hakani, director of the Taliban’s disaster management agency.
“A strong earthquake shook four districts of Paktika, killing hundreds of compatriots and destroying dozens of homes,” Taliburn deputy government spokesman Bilal Karim said on Twitter.
Ask all support agencies to send teams to the area immediately to prevent further disasters.
In 2015, an earthquake struck northern Pakistan, adjacent to Afghanistan in the northeastern part of the country, killing more than 200 people.
A similar magnitude 6.1 earthquake in 2002 killed at least 1,000 people in northern Afghanistan.
And in 1998, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake and aftershock killed at least 4,500 people in northeastern Afghanistan.
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