At least 250 dead & 500 injured after multiple earthquakes rock Afghanistan as rescuers scramble to find survivors

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AT least 250 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after multiple earthquakes struck eastern Afghanistan.

A 6.0 quake, the strongest, struck the the Jalalabad area at around midnight local time, with tremors felt as far as Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, nearly 200 miles away.

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The larger red circle shows the 6.0 quake in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, AfghanistanCredit: German Research Centre for Geosciences
Injured boy receiving treatment in a hospital after an earthquake.

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An injured Afghan boy receives treatment at a hospital following the earthquakesCredit: AFP

Towns in the province of Kunar, near Jalalabad, were near the epicentre.

The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that at least 250 people were killed and 500 others injured in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadare.

Officials have said it is difficult to reach survivors due to the difficult terrain.

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