In Ghazi Abad village of Nurgal district in Kunar, most villages were destroyed by the devastating earthquake that struck late the night before.
Residents of this village say that in addition to losing members of their families, they have also lost all their belongings.
One victim, Rabbani, said: “We have seven martyrs and four or five wounded. People are still under the rubble. The earthquake struck at midnight. We managed to pull out some trapped people, but some are still stuck.”
Another victim, Ajmal, said: “This whole area has been buried. No one is left. Some children are alive and some have been martyred. One injured person was rescued.”
According to the victims, many family members remain trapped under the rubble.
Among the casualties, most are women and children. Local people are demanding the acceleration of rescue operations.
A victim, Asadullah, said: “This entire area has collapsed. Some people are injured, but others are still buried under the soil. In the whole village, not a single room is left standing; the entire place has been leveled. Even the villages on the other side are completely flattened. Dead bodies and the wounded are all trapped.”
Another victim, Abdul Latif, said: “The losses are enormous. If you look at the area, people are still pulling out bodies. In one house, everyone has died. In another house, 13 people were killed. In the upper house, 11 people were killed.”
This comes as the Ministry of Defense helicopters, the Ministry of Public Health’s mobile medical teams, and charity organizations are busy conducting rescue operations and distributing aid to the victims.
