Overview

• The Taliban provisional government said fatalities in hard-hit Kunar province climbed to 2,205 and injuries to 3,640 after more bodies were found in collapsed homes.
• Authorities noted the increase of more than 700 deaths from the previous day and said searches are accelerating although the number of missing remains unclear.
• The Sept. 2 aftershock measured magnitude 5.2 in the same area, following the initial magnitude 6.0 quake late on Aug. 31 at a depth of about 8 kilometers, according to the USGS.
• The Afghan Red Crescent earlier reported 1,124 dead and 3,251 injured and said more than 8,000 houses were damaged across affected areas.
• The World Health Organization estimates roughly 12,000 people were directly affected and warns local medical capacity is overwhelmed, urging international assistance.