A look at Afghanistan’s latest quake, and the devastation it caused

(Reuters) -More than 800 people were killed and thousands more injured as a major earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, one of the worst such disasters in the country in recent years.

As authorities scramble to rescue survivors, here is a look at what happened, and the devastation the tremors caused.

WHERE DID THE QUAKE STRIKE?

The epicentre of the 6.0 magnitude quake, which occurred at 11:47 p.m. local time (1917 GMT) at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), lay near the eastern…

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News Source: www.al-monitor.com

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