THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED IN THE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER IN NORTHERN AFG...

World | March 27, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

The number of people killed in the earthquake disaster in northern Afghanistan has risen sharply after fresh aftershocks hit the region on Wednesday morning, according to the Afghan Government. Government officials had previously talked of about 2,000 deaths from a series of earthquakes which flattened the market town of Nahrin and affected 40 nearby villages in the remote province of Baghlan. There is still no access to the remote town of Burqa, 20 kilometres (12.5 miles) to the north. "Casualties have mounted dramatically after new aftershocks early this morning," Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman Gulbuddin told Reuters news agency.

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