At least 20 dead and hundreds injured in massive earthquake View 2 Images

At least 20 people are dead and 320 have been injured after a 6.2magnitude earthquake struck overnight. The quake hit in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, just months after another deadly tremor.

The quake happened at at around 12.59am local time on Monday, 8.29pm on Sunday in the UK. T aliban Health Ministry spokesman Sharfat Zaman said the number of dead and injured might rise.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has issued an orange alert and said: "Significant casualties are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread". Balkh province spokesman Haji Zaid said the earthquake destroyed part of the city's holy shrine, the Blue Mosque. View 2 Images

More than 1,400 people were killed and 3,250 inju

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