Independent TV
Showing now | News
00:43
Afghanistan earthquake: At least 920 killed and hundreds more injured, authorities say
At least 920 people have died and around 600 more have been injured after an earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, authorities have said.
Officials also warned the death toll will likely rise, as clean up operations begin.
The magnitude 6.1 quake struck the Khost and Paktika provinces shortly after 01:30am Wednesday (21:00pm GMT Tuesday) as people slept.
Information remains scarce on the damage, from what is the deadliest earthquake to strike Afghanistan in two decades.
Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
Up next
01:51
Gérard Mestrallet on the challenges of bringing infrastructure to the region of AlUla
02:07
Sir George Iacobescu, chairman of the Canary Wharf Group on the investment into the historic region of AlUla
02:00
Oliver Ripley of sustainable hotel group Habitas talks about how AlUla challenged his preconceptions of Saudi Arabia
02:09
