http://www.rferl.org/A powerful earthquake has hit eastern Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.7 and its epicenter was 11 kilometers from Mehtar Lam, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman, at a depth of 70 kilometers. The head of the Afghan Red Crescent in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Nangyalai Youfzai, told RFE/RL that the quake left 12 people dead in Nangarhar. The Afghan Health Ministry said in a statement the quake injured more than 100 people in Nangarhar. Hundreds of homes collapsed In Konar Province. Strong tremors were also felt in the capitals of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Kabul and Islamabad, respectively. The earthquake was felt as far away as India's capital of New Delhi.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Earthquake Hits Afghanistan, Near Pakistani Border
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