New Delhi: In Afghanistan, about 250 people have been reported to were killed in the aftershock of Wednesday’s earthquake. Afghanistan’s state-run news agency says at least 255 people have been killed in an earthquake in the country’s eastern Paktika province.
The state-run news agency reported the death toll on Wednesday and said rescue teams were arriving by helicopter. There was a magnitude 6 earthquake in Paktika province.
Officials said the death toll could be more than 250, while more than 150 people were injured. The quake struck about 44 kilometers from the south-eastern city of Khost. Reuters cited the European Mediterranean Sismological Centre as saying that the tremors were felt in Pakistan, 500 kilometres away, as far as Pakistan and India.
In a tweet, government spokesman Bilal Karimi said: “Unfortunately, hundreds of people in the country have been killed and injured in a strong earthquake in four districts of Paktika province last night. At the same time, dozens of houses were damaged. “We appeal to the aiding agencies to immediately send teams to rescue people.