"A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 shakes northern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has shaken northern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500, a health official says, adding that the numbers could increase. The quake's epicentre on Monday was located 22km (14 miles) west-southwest of the town of Khulm, and it struck at 12:59am (20:29 GMT on Sunday) at a depth of 28km (17 miles), the United States Geological Survey said."
"Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, said 534 injured people and 20 bodies had been brought to hospitals in Balkh and Samangan provinces. Rescuers were on the scene and the figures were changing, he added. In the nearby province of Badakhshan, the quake damaged or destroyed 800 houses in one village in the Shahr-e-Bozorg district, said Ihsanullah Kamgar, spokesperson for the provincial police headquarters."
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck northern Afghanistan at 12:59am local time, with an epicentre 22km west-southwest of Khulm and a depth of 28km. At least 20 people were killed and more than 500 injured, with 534 injured and 20 bodies brought to hospitals in Balkh and Samangan provinces. Rescuers reached affected areas and casualty figures remained fluid. In Badakhshan, about 800 houses in one Shahr-e-Bozorg village were damaged or destroyed. Rescue and emergency teams transported injured people to hospitals along a main mountain highway that had been briefly blocked by a rockslide but was later reopened.
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