"India will extend assistance": EAM expresses support in wake of devastating Afghanistan earthquake

New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar expressed condolences connected the deadly earthquake which struck Afghanistan, sidesplitting and injuring hundreds of people. He assured of Indian assistance to Afghanistan successful this acheronian hour.

In a station connected X, EAM said, 'The devastating earthquake successful Kunar Province of Afghanistan is simply a substance of heavy concern. Express our enactment and solidarity to the Afghan radical arsenic they respond to it. India volition widen assistance successful this hr of need. Our condolences to the families of the victims. And our prayers for aboriginal betterment of the injured.'

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More than 500 radical were killed and implicit 1000 radical injured aft an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck eastbound Afghanistan successful the aboriginal hours of Monday.

Khaama Press, citing Taliban-run authorities, reported that the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi, and Chapa Dara of Kunar state were the worst deed areas. In Nangarhar province, astatine slightest 9 radical were killed and respective others were injured.

Entire villages made of fragile mud-and-stone collapsed, portion landslides chopped disconnected captious routes and connection breakdowns further hampered rescue and alleviation efforts.

Officials confirmed the standard of casualties and called for urgent planetary aid. Rescue workers and helicopters were sent in, but operations person been slowed by unsmooth terrain and wide infrastructure damage, Khaama Press reported.

Following the 6.0 magnitude tremors, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred astatine a extent of astir 140 km, not acold from the epicentre of the archetypal tremor.

This was followed by a 4.3 magnitude and a 5.0 magnitude tremor astatine 140 km and 40 km depth, respectively.

The catastrophe underscores Afghanistan's persistent vulnerability to earthquakes, peculiarly successful mountainous and distant areas. It comes little than 2 years aft different deadly quake, highlighting the recurring threat.

Tremors were felt crossed respective parts of Pakistan aft the beardown earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Afghanistan.

According to Dawn, the tremors were felt crossed respective districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan's Punjab successful the aboriginal hours of Monday. Citing authorities, it mentioned that nary casualties oregon harm were reported truthful far.

Shallow and intermediate earthquakes are mostly much unsafe than heavy earthquakes. This is due to the fact that the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes person a shorter region to question to the surface, resulting successful stronger crushed shaking and perchance much harm to structures, arsenic good arsenic greater casualties.

Sitting connected galore responsibility lines betwixt the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates, Afghanistan besides has a responsibility enactment moving straight done Herat.

The state has a past of almighty earthquakes, and the Hindu Kush Mountain scope is simply a geologically progressive country wherever quakes hap each year, according to the Red Cross. (ANI)