Earthquake Today in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Earthquake News In Hindi: An earthquake struck Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, in which more than 150 people have died. Afghanistan’s state news agency has reported that at least 255 people have been killed in an earthquake in the country’s East Pakhtika province. The magnitude of the earthquake is being reported as 6.1 on the Richter scale.
Afghanistan’s state news agency has reported that 255 people have died and 150 have been injured in 4 districts. “At least 255 people were killed and 155 injured in an earthquake that struck Barmala, Ziruk, Naka and Gaya districts of Pakhtika province on Tuesday night,” Bakhtar news agency tweeted. Local officials say that if the government does not provide emergency help, the death toll could rise.”
While giving information, the state news agency said that at least 25 people were killed and more than 95 were injured in the earthquake that struck Sapri district of Khost province on Tuesday night. The Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan’s Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar expressed grief over the damage caused by the earthquake and issued a condolence message.
The European Seismological Agency, EMSC, reported that the tremors were felt by 119 million people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India over a distance of more than 500 kilometers (310 mi). The state news agency reported the death toll and said rescue teams were arriving by helicopter. The news agency’s director general, Abdul Wahid Ryan, wrote on Twitter that 90 houses were destroyed in Paktika and dozens were buried under the rubble.
“We urge all aid agencies to immediately send teams to the region to prevent further devastation,” Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesman for the Taliban government, wrote on Twitter. According to Pakistani media, the tremors of the earthquake in Afghanistan were felt in other cities including Islamabad. Let us inform that on Friday, earthquake tremors were felt in many cities of Pakistan.