Afghan earthquake: Hundreds killed and scores wounded, says state media
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | 540 Views |
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Afghan earthquake
Pictures show landslides and ruined mud-built homes in eastern Paktika province, where rescuers are scrambling to treat the injured.
In remote areas, helicopters have been ferrying victims to hospitals.
Dibete and villages in its environs are a crime hotspot with escalating cases of rape, defilement, murder, stock theft and other serious crimes. Dibete cordon fence, where the police station is located, has seen the police making many successes in intercepting stolen goods such as bags of marijuana, suspected stolen motor vehicles and an assortment of other goods. It is therefore, disheartening that the government has decided to close the police...