Afghanistan Peace CampaignThe disaster also resulted in the destruction of 5,412 houses.
The death toll from the earthquake in Kunar has so far risen to more than 1,400 people.
According to Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, in this devastating earthquake in the districts of Nurgal, Suki, Chapa Dara, Pech Dara, Watapur, and the provincial capital Asadabad, another 3,000 people have been injured.
The disaster also resulted in the destruction of 5,412 houses.
Fitrat stated: “In the districts of Nurgal, Suki, Chapa Dara, Pech Dara, Watapur, and Asadabad, the total number of martyrs has so far reached 1,411, with 3,124 injured, and 5,412 houses destroyed. Today, rescue operations are still ongoing in all affected areas. In regions where helicopters could not land, hundreds of commando forces were air-dropped to rescue the injured from under the rubble and transfer them to safe locations.”
Meanwhile, in the “Diwa Gul” valley of Suki district, 35 members of a single family lost their lives.
Akhtar Mohammad, a member of one of the victim families in Kunar, said: “I was asleep when a loud noise struck, and my entire family was buried under rocks. Ten minutes later, my elder brother, who had survived, arrived and called out what had happened. At that moment, my younger brother, who was injured, shouted for help to be freed from the rocks. They managed to rescue him, but I remained trapped under the rubble, unable to see anything.”
Khir Mohammad, another member of the victim families in Kunar, said: “My brother has been taken to the hospital. One of my brothers is slightly injured, but the rest of my family have all been martyred—four of my brothers, my father, mother, two sisters, daughters-in-law, my children, and nephews—all have died.”
Although rescue operations by the Islamic Emirate and local residents are ongoing in the earthquake-hit areas of Kunar, locals are urging authorities and international aid agencies for greater assistance.