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From: Ina Iankulova (iiankulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Mon Apr 14 2003 - 12:36:11 EDT
SOME 200 HOMES DESTROYED IN EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale shook the Namakab District of Takhar Province in the Hindukosh Mountains of northeastern Afghanistan on 10 April, Reuters reported the next day. The earthquake caused an unknown number of casualties and flattened approximately 200 homes in the village of Yakabagh and its surroundings, Kabul State Television reported on 11 April. A landslide unleashed by the tremor might have contributed to some casualties as well as the destruction of the homes, Reuters reported. Afghan authorities and humanitarian organizations launched an emergency relief effort on 11 April to assist the families affected, AFP reported on 13 April. KM
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