The provincial head of disaster management, Ehsanullah Ehsan, says they cannot ‘predict’ the number of bodies trapped under the rubble.
Rescuers are trying to reach remote areas in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar region after a devastating earthquake killed more than 1,120 people and injured over 3,250, according to the Afghan Red Crescent Society, and flattened villages and buildings.
The death toll is likely to rise. The Red Crescent also said 8,000 houses had been destroyed.
The provincial head of disaster management, Ehsanullah Ehsan, said early on Tuesday that efforts would be extended to more of the region’s mountainous areas.
“We cannot accurately predict how many bodies might still be trapped under the rubble,” said Ehsan.
