Earthquake in Afghanistan, at least 300 dead

2022-06-22T09:18:00.705Z

More than 500 injured, the 5.9 magnitude quake was recorded 44 km southwest of Khost (ANSA) The death toll from the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the southeast of Afghanistan last night, on the border with Pakistan, is at least 300 : the Afghan supreme leader , Hibatullah Akhundzada announced. So far the injured, he added, are more than 500 and "hundreds of houses have been destroyed". The death toll is set to rise, Akhundzada stressed.