A powerful aftershock rattled southeastern Afghanistan on Sept. 2, triggering fears of fresh casualties after an earthquake killed 1,400 people and injured thousands more.
The magnitude 5.2 aftershock was close to the epicenter of the Aug. 31 quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It occurred at a depth of six miles, the same level as the initial quake.
The death toll from the Aug. 31 earthquake in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces was originally put at 800. The Taliban government in Kabul has since raised the figure to 1,411 deaths, 3,124 injuries, and more than 5,400 destroyed homes.
Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization, said one of its teams, carrying medical equipment, walked for 12 miles to reach villages cut off by rockfalls and landslides….
Aftershock Hits Afghanistan as Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 1,400
