Afghan survivors struggle in the wake of deadly earthquake
Al Jazeera
More than 2,200 deaths as southeast Afghanistan grapples with aftermath of a powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake.
In the mountains of southeast Afghanistan, whole villages have been reduced to piles of stone and mud.
Nearly one week after a devastating earthquake struck Kunar province, residents are mourning their families and figuring out how they can possibly survive, having lost everything.
A magnitude 6.0 tremor struck the remote mountainous region last weekend, killing more than 2,200 people.
“The victims face only two choices, to leave, or die,” Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reported from Kunar province, the epicentre of the quake.
Following the earthquake, strong aftershocks were reported on Friday, injuring at least 10, and raising fears of more death and destruction.
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