Several villages have been “completely destroyed” in the earthquake, an Afghan official has said.
The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said deaths and injuries had been reported in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadare.
The quake also hit a series of towns, according to Reuters.
Sharafat Zaman, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s ministry of public health, said: “Rescue operations are still under way there, and several villages have been completely destroyed.
“The figures for martyrs and injured are changing.
“Medical teams from Kunar, Nangarhar and the capital Kabul have arrived in the area.”
He said many areas have not been able to report casualty figures and “numbers were expected to change” as deaths and injuries are reported.
More than 600 killed after earthquake hits Afghanistan, state broadcaster says
