 and outside africa have guns have recounted the moments their homes were destroyed after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck near the southeastern city of course killing at least 950 people footage provided by the state-run bakhtar news agency also showed crowds running towards a helicopter after it landed an interior ministry official had said that the aircraft were being used to reach the injured and taking medical supplies and food officials said most of the confirmed deaths were in the eastern province of patika where 255 people were killed and more than 200 injured