Earthquake Death Toll

Earthquake Death Toll

VOA reporters in South Asia are in contact with officials in Afghanistan and Pakistan to determine the number of casualties in Monday's 7.5-magnitude earthquake. The following is a list of confirmed deaths and injuries. The list will be updated as more information is obtained.

Total: 296 dead, 1,730+ injured

Afghanistan: 59 dead, 265 injured
Badakhshan province: 9 dead, 21 injured
Bahlan province: 8 injured
Kabul: 21 injured
Kunhar province: 22 dead, 64 injured
Laghman province: 4 dead
Nangarhar province: 8 dead, 82 injured
Nuristan province: 4 dead
Parwan province: 30 injured
Takhar province: 12 dead, 39 injured

Pakistan: 178 dead, 1,200+ injured
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: 140 dead, 1,000+ injured
Unspecified location: 38 dead, 200 injured

For updates on this breaking story, follow VOA reporters Ayesha Tanzeem on Twitter (https://twitter.com/atanzeem ) in Kabul and Ayaz Gul (https://twitter.com/ayazgul64) in Islamabad.)