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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- Type of event
- Earthquake
- Location of event
- Afghanistan
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2022-06-22
- Time of Charter Activation
- 13:45
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+02:00
- Charter Requestor
- UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Activation ID
- 763
- Project Management
- UNOSAT
- Value Adding
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