(Original title: About 500 people were killed in the Afghanistan earthquake, and thousands were injured)

earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

According to the latest reports from Afghan state media, the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed around 500 people and injured around 1,000 others.

Local time August 31 at 11:47 p.m., Beijing time today (September 1st) at 3:17 p.m., an earthquake occurred in eastern Afghanistan, the earthquake grade measured by China's earthquake network is 6.1.

Rescue teams from the capital Kabul and nearby provinces are rushing to the disaster-affected eastern provinces, especially remote areas with limited communications, to continue to assess the disaster and provide assistance to the disaster areas.