About six villages in the western province of Herat were destroyed, leaving hundreds of people trapped under rubble.
The death toll from the earthquake in western Afghanistan has exceeded 2,000. The Associated Press reported this on October 8, citing a Taliban government representative.
It was mentioned that as a result of the natural disaster, around six villages in Herat province were destroyed. Hundreds of people were trapped under the rubble.
The UN report states that the storm destroyed 465 houses and damaged another 135.
More than 2,000 people were killed and more than 9,000 injured when strong earthquakes shook Afghanistan’s Herat and other western provinces on Saturday, government sources said on Sunday. #AfghanistanEarthquake pic.twitter.com/NyyTaQEdbO
— People’s Daily, China (@PDChina) October 8, 2023
BREAKING: Nearly 2,000 dead after earthquakes in Afghanistan, Taliban say#earthquake #AfghanistanEarthquake #Earthquake #Depression #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/3K7P7mp3d5
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) October 8, 2023
We remind you that on October 7, the most destructive earthquake in the past 20 years occurred in Afghanistan. The magnitude of the tremors was 6.3.
Hundreds of deaths were previously reported in Herat province.
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