Hundreds Died And Were Wounded In Herat Earthquakes

10/7/2023 11:03:35 PM

(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) HERAT (Pajhwok) Local officials in Herat said that over 30 people have died and more than 600 others have been injured in several earthquakes in this province.

Meanwhile, the UN has said that more than 320 people have been killed and hundreds feared wounded in the Herat earthquakes on Saturday.

According to officials, twelve villages in Zinda Jan and Ghoryan districts have been completely destroyed.

Earlier, Janan Saiq, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Disaster Management, said that at least 15 people in three villages of the“Zinda Jan” district of Herat died in today's earthquake and nearly 40 others were injured.

The spokesman of the ministry said in a video that some houses in Farah and Badghis provinces were also partially destroyed.

AP reported that a strong earthquake with several aftershocks was reported Saturday from Herat province in western Afghanistan, according to an eyewitness.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), six earthquakes occurred in western Afghanistan the largest one was at a magnitude of 6.3.

Based on the information from (USGS), the latest earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 occurred at a depth of 7.7 km in the“Zinda Jan district of Herat.”

The quake also was felt in the nearby provinces of Farah and Badghis, according to local media reports.

Some organizations like WHO and the Iran Embassy in Kabul expressed their condolences for the earthquake and announced they will cooperate to help the victims.

According to the United Nations, at least 320 people have been killed in the aftermath of these seismic events as per a report in The Guardian.

Afghanistan is prone to earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range, situated near the convergence of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. A powerful earthquake struck the mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan in June 2022 killing over 1000 people and injuring approximately 1500.

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