Daijiworld Media Network - Kabul

Kabul, Nov 3: At least eight people have died and nearly 200 others injured after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, officials reported.

Qari Lutfullah Habibi, head of the Public Health Department in Samangan province, said that in the provincial capital Aybak, one person was killed and over 100 were injured. In Hazrat Sultan district, one death and 15 injuries were reported. Meanwhile, Balkh province’s Khulm district recorded six fatalities and more than 70 injuries.

Rescue teams are still assessing damage in remote areas, and authorities warned the casualty toll could rise as communications are restored. Medical and emergency personnel have been deployed, but local hospitals are struggling to cope with the surge of in

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