Original version

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

Newsday

Bulletins

News

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

Newsday: 23/06/2022 05:06 GMT : Villages completely destroyed by earthquake in Afghanistan

Magazines & Reviews

23/06/2022 05:06 GMT 

23/06/2022 05:06 GMT : Villages completely destroyed by earthquake in Afghanistan

Villages completely destroyed by earthquake in Afghanistan

BBC World Service - Newsday, Villages completely destroyed by earthquake in Afghanistan

The earthquake that had a magnitude of 5.9 has left more than one thousand people dead

The earthquake that had a magnitude of 5.9 has left more than one thousand people dead.

Whole villages have been completely destroyed by an earthquake equivalent to a 5.9 magnitude in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban have asked for assistance and aid. We'll get the latest from the province of Paktika.
 
Meanwhile, we're reporting from the Rwandan capital Kigali where Commonwealth heads of state are meeting.  
 
And we'll get the latest from Ukraine where the battle for control of the Donbass in the east of the country continues.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Newsday

23/06/2022 05:06 GMT : Villages completely destroyed by earthquake in Afghanistan

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

About BBC World Service