United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that the earthquake damaged and destroyed around 665 houses across Badakhshan, Bamyan, Panjshir, Parwan, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Samangan, and Takhar Provinces.
The organization added that the earthquake in Badakhshan killed five people. In contrast, it injured 58 others and “Partners have deployed assessment & response teams to provide immediate relief to affected families, OCHA said in a tweet on Wednesday.
While according to the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan, more than four people were killed and about 80 others injured in the country’s Badakhshan, Takhar and Laghman provinces.
Simultaneously, the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management of the Taliban authorities reported that 63 houses had been destroyed and some cattle damaged were lost due to the powerful earthquake.
According to the official report, the damaged and destroyed houses were located in the Jurm district of Badakhshan province and were lost due to the collapse of the roofs of the houses.
On Tuesday, a powerful earthquake of 6.8 magnitudes shook Afghanistan and the neighbouring countries. The earthquake’s epicentre was 40 Km to the south-Southeast of Jurm district in Afghanistan’s Hindukush Mountain in Badakhshan province, bordering Pakistan and Tajikistan, said US Geological Survey.
The north and northeast regions of the country are prone to disasters such as avalanches, landslides, earthquakes and floods.
Recently, the northeast provinces of the country, particularly Badakhshan and Takhar, has frequently witnessed earthquake.
Last year, a devastating earthquake shook Paktika, Khost, in southeast Afghanistan. As a result, more than 1,052 people were killed and thousands injured, according to the Taliban authorities.
