UN says Afghan quake could impact 'hundreds of thousands'
9/2/2025 1:19:00 PM
The UN said Tuesday an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that has killed over 900 people could impact "hundreds of thousands" and warned of an "exponential" rise in casualties.
"We think potentially the impacted individuals would go up to almost into the hundreds of thousands," said Indrika Ratwatte, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan, adding: "There's no question that the casualty rate is going to be rather exponential".
"We think potentially the impacted individuals would go up to almost into the hundreds of thousands," said Indrika Ratwatte, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan, adding: "There's no question that the casualty rate is going to be rather exponential".