Earthquake kills 6, injures 9 in Afghanistan's Kunar province

STORY: Earthquake kills 6, injures 9 in Afghanistan's Kunar province DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:53 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of destroyed areas by the earthquake in Kunar province and local residents STORYLINE: At least six people were killed and nine others injured as an earthquake struck eastern Kunar province early on Monday, provincial head of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Ehsanullah Ehsan said. "The tremor jolted the region at around 02:30 a.m. local time and based on preliminary reports, six persons were killed and nine others injured in Mazar Dara area of Norgal district," Ehsan told reporters. Scores of houses were destroyed by the quake in the mountainous province, the official said, adding a survey has been launched to determine the exact figure of loss of life and property damages. The epicenter of the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3, according to reports, was 38 km northeast of Jalalabad city, capital of neighboring Nangar

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(220906) -- KUNAR, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2022 shows houses damaged in an earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and nine others injured as an earthquake struck eastern Kunar province early on Monday, provincial head of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Ehsanullah Ehsan said. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KUNAR-EARTHQUAKE

AFGHANISTAN-KUNAR-EARTHQUAKE

(220906) -- KUNAR, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2022 shows houses damaged in an earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and nine others injured as an earthquake struck eastern Kunar province early on Monday, provincial head of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Ehsanullah Ehsan said. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KUNAR-EARTHQUAKE

AFGHANISTAN-KUNAR-EARTHQUAKE

(220906) -- KUNAR, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2022 shows a house damaged in an earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and nine others injured as an earthquake struck eastern Kunar province early on Monday, provincial head of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Ehsanullah Ehsan said. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KUNAR-EARTHQUAKE

AFGHANISTAN-KUNAR-EARTHQUAKE

(220906) -- KUNAR, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2022 shows a house damaged in an earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and nine others injured as an earthquake struck eastern Kunar province early on Monday, provincial head of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Ehsanullah Ehsan said. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)