A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others, 25 critically, a disaster management official said. Health officials said the numbers could rise.
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Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 shakes northern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500.
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UN teams rushed to northern Afghanistan on Monday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck overnight, just two months after a massive quake devastated the east of the country. Details are still emerging from the latest emergency where initial ...
6.3-magnitude quake in Afghanistan kills at least 20 ...
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 300 in northern Afghanistan, with the death toll expected to rise as rescue workers scramble to reach remote towns ...
Afghan officials say a powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake that shook northern Afghanistan overnight killed at least 20 people ...
Hundreds injured and Mazar-e Sharif's historic Blue Mosque damaged in the early-morning quake.
The quake's epicenter was located 22 kilometers (14 miles) west-southwest of the town of Khulm, and it struck at 12:59 a.m. at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles).
Taliban officials said the death toll could rise as rescue teams arrive and assess the damage from the quake, which struck near one of Afghanistan's largest cities.