URGENT: Afghanistan earthquake: Villagers tell of shock and despair at destruction

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE 'Covered in dust and too shocked to speak': Afghan villagers reel at scale of quake's devastation3 hours agoShareSaveGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsShareSaveMatiullah ShahabMatiullah Shahab helped dig graves in the village of Andarlachak Tangi, which was among those hit by Sunday's earthquakeJust before midnight on Sunday, Matiullah Shahab woke up to find his house in Afghanistan's remote Kunar province shaking. An earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude had struck eastern Afghanistan, leaving at least 800 people dead, according to the UN. KEY DETAILS: • Even though the epicentre of the quake was 16km (10 miles) away, the whole of Shahab's village of Asadabad trembled. • The 23 family members who live with him ran out of their bedrooms as they feared the walls would fall in on them, and stayed awake all night in their garden. • "We were all afraid," he says. This is a developing story. More details will be provided as they become available. *Source: Bbc*