Hundreds feared dead, injured as earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Afghanistan

The health ministry said 30 people were confirmed dead in one village, but added that full casualty figures were still being collected from the scattered hamlets.

Hundreds were feared dead and injured in a earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan's rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers combed the rubble of homes in a hunt for survivors.