Quake leaves at least 920 dead, over 600 injured in eastern Afghanistan

STORY: Quake leaves at least 920 dead, over 600 injured in eastern Afghanistan DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the injured people were receiving treatment in the Provincial hospital in Paktika province STORYLINE: The death toll from an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday has reached 920, while more than 600 people were injured, a disaster official said, adding the number of casualties might rise further. "The death toll of the quake has reached 920 and at least 620 were wounded," Deputy to State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Mawlawi Sharafuddin Muslim told reporters. The official noted that the number of casualties may further rise as the quake destroyed scores of houses in the mountainous region and several people were still trapped under the debris. Gayan district in Paktika province and Sapari district of neighboring Khost province were the worst-hit areas. The disaster and huma