"אסונות קטסטרופליים באים על הארץ, לא יום אחד בעתיד הרחוק, אבל בקרוב עכשיו! גשם זלעפות, דפוסי מזג האוויר מטרידים, סופות אלימות, שטפונות, רעב, הבצורת, רעידות אדמה הגדלת התדירות והעוצמה, התפרצויות געשיות, וכן שורה של סימנים אחרים של ישו פעמים אמרו לנו לשים לב קורים עכשיו. "

-ג'ים באקר ב "לשגשוג אפוקליפסה בא"

The numbers of deaths are expected to rise as more reports come in from areas in Afghanistan devastated by a pair of weekend earthquakes. The 5.4 ו - 5.7 quakes were located a few miles apart and struck within a minute of each other on Monday morning. Landslides buried or destroyed at least 20 village homes.

Three deaths have been confirmed but others are feared to have been buried in the landslides.

The BBC reported most of the homes were buried when part of a mountain fell into a valley in the Hindu Kush range.

“The mountain was big and houses were made out of mud,” a security official told the BBC. “You can imagine the devastating impact.”

The quake hit many remote areas in the country making it difficult for emergency vehicles and personnel to reach those impacted by the disaster.