EARTHQUAKE IN AFGHANISTAN: Death toll mounts to over 600 people

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
KABUL, SEPTEMBER 01 (STC): The death toll in the earthquake thst hit Afghanistan’s east has mounted to 610 and number of injured has been put at over 1,300, a spokesman for the Taliban government said Monday.
The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighbouring Nangarhar province, destroying numerous villages and causing extensive damage.
It struck at 11:47 pm and was just 8 kilometres deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage.
(Straight Talk Communications)