At least 800 people killed as earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan | Earthquakes News

Magnitude 6.1 tremor hits the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, and a government spokesman warns the toll could rise.

One of Afghanistan’s worst earthquakes has killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities say as they warn that the death toll could rise.

Helicopters ferried the wounded to hospital on Monday in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar as officials combed the rubble for survivors after a magnitude 6.1 tremor…