At least 622 people have been killed and over 1,300 were injured in a massive 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan overnight on Monday, September 1. As per Reuters, an official statement from the Taliban-run Afghan interior ministry has confirmed the death toll to be at 622. "610 people were killed and 1,300 were injured in Kunar province, with numerous houses destroyed", spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani said, adding that in Nangarhar province 12 people were killed and another 255 were injured. Rescue operations are underway to find missing people under the destruction and rubble caused by the strong tremors. Earthquake in Afghanistan: Quake of Magnitude 6.3 on Richter Scale Jolts Asian Country, Tremors Felt in Pakistan.

Afghanistan Death Toll Update: 622 Killed

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