Earthquake in Afghanistan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck areas in East Afghanistan on 22 June, causing at least 1,150 casualties.
The disaster mainly affected the Paktika and Khost provinces at the borders with Pakistan. Homes and other buildings in the mountainous region were damaged, with commonly mud-built structures offering little protection against the earthquake.
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- Tipo de evento
- Terremoto
- Ubicación del evento
- Afghanistan
- Fecha de activación de la Carta
- 2022-06-22
- Hora de activación de la Carta
- 13:45
- Zona horaria de activación de la Carta
- UTC+02:00
- Solicitante de carta
- UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- ID de activación
- 763
- Gestión de proyectos
- UNOSAT
- Valor agregado
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