At least 20 killed and hundreds more feared dead in Afghanistan quake

BBC, Sept.1: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan at a relatively shallow depth of 8km (6 miles).

Officials tell the BBC that at least 20 people have been killed and more than 100 are being treated at hospitals for injuries.

Dozens of houses are "under rubble", say multiple sources from the Taliban government, and it is feared that the death toll could rise.

Taliban government officials have urged humanitarian organisations to aid the rescue effort in remote mountainous areas - some are only accessible by air due to landslides and flooding.

The quake has shaken buildings from Kabul to Pakistan's capital Islamabad - which is more than 300km (186 miles) away.