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"The death toll following the recent earthquake in Afghanistan continues to
rise. Taliban-led health authorities now say at least 800 people have been
killed and 2,000 injured.
The earthquake struck just before midnight local time on Sunday in a
mountainous region near the city of Jalalabad, along the eastern border with
Pakistan. It was of a relatively low 6.0 magnitude. But its epicentre was
shallow at 8km underground, resulting in strong shaking on the surface and a
series of aftershocks.
Most of the dead and injured were sleeping indoors at the time of the
earthquake, and were crushed by collapsing buildings. Because of the remoteness
of the affected areas, and also blockage of road networks from landslides
caused by the earthquake, the exact death toll may take a long time to find
out."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
