Four Killed, Two Injured in West Kabul House Collapse After 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake
Four people, including two men and two young girls, were killed and two others injured when a house collapsed in the Mahdia area of Dasht-e-Barchi in west Kabul following an overnight 5.9 magnitude earthquake, Khaama Press reported.
The outlet said the collapse resulted from ground subsidence over a septic pit and was part of a wider toll of at least eight deaths in Kabul from earthquake-related incidents.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported a separate incident in Kabul's Ghosfand Dara area, where eight family members died after a wall collapsed on a residential tent in the earthquake's aftermath.
Pajhwok also reported four deaths and three injuries in Jaghatu district of Maidan Wardak province, including an elderly man and two children killed in a roof collapse in Koza-i-Alana village, Barikab area, and one death from flash flooding in Qanda Qul village.
The U.S. Geological Survey registered the quake at 5.9 magnitude. It was felt across several provinces, highlighting Afghanistan's vulnerability to seismic events due to tectonic activity and poor housing construction.
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Where reports agree
- Recent earthquake caused structural collapses leading to deaths in the Kabul area
- Total of at least 8 deaths reported from earthquake-related incidents in Kabul
Where reports differ
- Primary incident location: Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul (Khaama Press) vs Jaghatu district, Maidan Wardak (Pajhwok)
- Kabul incident details: house collapse killing 4 adding to 8 total (Khaama Press) vs wall collapse on tent killing 8 in Ghosfand Dara (Pajhwok)
- Casualties and injuries: 4 dead/2 injured Kabul (Khaama Press) vs 4 dead/3 injured Maidan Wardak (Pajhwok)
- Timing: late Friday Kabul (Khaama Press) vs Saturday night Maidan Wardak (Pajhwok)
- Cause in Maidan Wardak: roof collapse and flooding (Pajhwok), no equivalent in Khaama Press
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