Hundreds feared dead as earthquake strikes in…..

Two children died, and there are fears for potentially hundreds more, when after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday local time, provincial officials and US seismologists said. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at a relatively shallow depth of eight kilometres (six miles), was located 27 kilometres east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, according to the US Geological Survey.The quake struck at 11:47pm local time, according to the USGS.A strong second quake, with a magnitude of 4.5, was recorded some 20 minutes later in the same province.Two children died when their home’s roof caved in during the shaking, according to initial reports from provincial authorities.At least 15 other people were injured, officials said in a statement. The quake shook buildings from Kabul to Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, around 370 kilometres away for several seconds, according to AFP said. The ABC reports that as many as hundreds of people are feared dead in the aftermath, while the BBC states at least 20 have perished.Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said officials and residents were searching for people affected.Support teams from the centre and nearby provinces are also on their way,” he posted to X.Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.