Afghan quake death toll rises to 1,124, aid group says
An injured Afghan man sits after getting firstaid after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
KABUL (Reuters) -The death toll in Afghanistan's earthquake has risen to 1,124, the Afghan Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian group working in the region, said on Tuesday.
At least 3,251 people have been injured and more than 8,000 houses have been destroyed in the disaster, the group said.
(Reporting by Saeed Shah in Islamabad, writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by YP Rajesh)
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