Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath: Experts Analyze High Death Toll, Call for Resilient Building
Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath: Experts Analyze High Death Toll, Call for Resilient Building As Afghanistan grapples with the aftermath of a devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake, which has claimed at least 800 lives and injured 2,000, experts are scrutinizing the factors contributing to the catastrophic death toll. The shallow 8km deep quake struck a mountainous region near Jalalabad just before midnight on Sunday, triggering strong surface shaking and a series of aftershocks that caught many sleeping indoors. The affected areas, remote and…