Death toll from earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,053, Taliban says
1 year, 2 months ago

Death toll from earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,053, Taliban says

Firstpost  

Janan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, said 2,053 people were killed, 9,240 injured and 1,320 houses damaged or destroyed. The death toll spiked from 500 reported earlier on Sunday by the Red Crescent More than 2,000 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan and more than 9,000 injured, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years. More than 200 dead had been brought to various hospitals, said a Herat health department official who identified himself as Dr Danish, adding most of them were women and children. There are a total of 202 public health facilities in Herat province, one of which is the major regional hospital where 500 casualties had been taken, the World Health Organization said in a report on Sunday.

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Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake

Hindustan Times  

KABUL, Afghanistan — People had just seconds to flee their homes when the terrifying sound of earth cracking open reverberated across western Afghanistan's Herat province. Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake Nobody knows for sure how many people died in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Oct. 7, 2023, or in the strong …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6

The Hindu  

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week’s suicide bombing at a prosecutor’s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his explosive-laden vest Monday as investigators and other employees were leaving work, in an attack to avenge people …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week’s suicide bombing at a prosecutor’s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his explosive-laden vest Monday as investigators and other employees were leaving work, in an attack to …

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing attack claims 6 lives, injures 13 in Kabul
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing attack claims 6 lives, injures 13 in Kabul

Hindustan Times  

A suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed six people and injured 13 on Monday, September 2, reported AFP. Suicide attack kills six in Kabul While there was no immediate claim to responsibility for the bombing attack, several terror groups remain active in Afghanistan as violence continues across the country since the 2021 Taliban takeover. The last suicide attack …

35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says
5 months, 1 week ago

35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan killed at least 35 people on Monday, a Taliban official said. He said there are women and children among those killed and injured, and that the weather had destroyed many properties and crops in different parts of the province. Aminullah Sharif, head of the regional hospital in Nangarhar, said …

Storm ravages eastern Afghanistan: 35 dead and several others injured
5 months, 1 week ago

Storm ravages eastern Afghanistan: 35 dead and several others injured

India TV News  

A severe storm bringing heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan has resulted in the deaths of at least 35 people, according to a Taliban official on Monday. Sediqullah Quraishi, provincial director of the information and culture department, reported that many others were injured across Nangarhar province. Families devastated by storm’s impact Among the deceased were five members of a single family …

Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people
7 months ago

Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people

The Hindu  

More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 47 in the country's north following weeks of devastating torrents that had already left hundreds dead and missing, a Taliban spokesman said May 19. The new round of heavy rains and floods hit three districts in Faryab province May 18 night, destroying houses and farmlands, said …

50 killed, dozens missing as flash floods due to heavy rain wreak havoc in western Afghanistan
7 months ago

50 killed, dozens missing as flash floods due to heavy rain wreak havoc in western Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Last week, the UN food agency said the exceptionally heavy rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed thousands of houses, mostly in the northern province of Baghlan, which bore the brunt of floods on May 10th. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in western Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people, with dozens still missing, according …

Afghanistan floods: 50 people dead as heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in Ghor province
7 months ago

Afghanistan floods: 50 people dead as heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in Ghor province

Live Mint  

Heavy rainfall and severe flooding killed at least fifty people in Afghanistan's Ghor province, reported Reuters, citing an official on Saturday. While providing the staggering death count due to rainfall, Mawlawi Abdul Hai Zaem, the head of the information department for the central Ghor province, said there is no information about the number of people injured due to the heavy …

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan
7 months, 1 week ago

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

LA Times  

Afghan men collects their belongings from their damaged home after heavy flooding in western Afghanistan on Saturday. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports. He also said the province has suffered significant financial losses after thousands of homes and properties …

Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315
7 months, 1 week ago

Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315

The Hindu  

Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on May 12, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies warned of widening havoc. Thousands of homes were damaged and livestock wiped out, the Taliban-run refugee ministry said, while aid groups warned of damage to health care …

Flash floods in Afghanistan kill hundreds and injure many others, Taliban says
7 months, 1 week ago

Flash floods in Afghanistan kill hundreds and injure many others, Taliban says

The Hindu  

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said on May 11 The World Food Program said it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the many floods that hit Afghanistan over the last few weeks, mostly the northern province of …

Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
7 months, 1 week ago

Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. The World Food Program said it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the many floods that hit Afghanistan over the last few weeks, mostly the northern province of …

Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan

NPR  

Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan Enlarge this image toggle caption Mehrab Ibrahimi/AP Mehrab Ibrahimi/AP ISLAMABAD — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. In neighboring Takhar province, state-owned media outlets reported the floods killed at least …

Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, U.N. says
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, U.N. says

LA Times  

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. have succumbed to these calamitous floods, while a substantial number have sustained injuries.” Mujahid said “the extensive devastation” in northern provinces has resulted in “significant financial losses.” The floods hit as Afghanistan is still …

Afghanistan: Heavy rainfall led floods take lives of 50, injures at least 100
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Heavy rainfall led floods take lives of 50, injures at least 100

India TV News  

Devastating floods following heavy rains in Afghanistan’s northern province Baghlan killed at least 50 people and injured over 100 others on Friday. The floods also damaged homes and properties in various districts, according to Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in Baghlan. Death toll may rise Meanwhile, Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in …

Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan
8 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Authorities have called on emergency services to remain on high alert, with more severe weather on the way. At least 50 people have died in Pakistan in storms that have been lashing the country, officials said on Tuesday, as they urged emergency services to remain on high alert. A spokesman for the provincial disaster management authority said 21 people had …

Dozens die, hundreds displaced as flash floods, lightning wreak havoc in Pakistan, Afghanistan
8 months, 1 week ago

Dozens die, hundreds displaced as flash floods, lightning wreak havoc in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Live Mint  

Dozens of people lost their lives due to flash floods, severe rainfall, and thunderstorms in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the past three days. Heavy flooding due to seasonal rains killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. Afghanistan floods: Nearly 33 people killed, 27 injured in three days Due …

At least 33 killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods
8 months, 1 week ago

At least 33 killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods

Al Jazeera  

Most casualties have been from roof collapses, while some 600 houses have been damaged or destroyed, authorities say. At least 33 people have been killed over three days of heavy rains and flash flooding in Afghanistan, according to the government’s disaster management department. “From Friday onwards, because of the rains there were flash floods which caused high human and financial …

More than $400 million needed for western Afghanistan to recover from October earthquake, UN says
10 months ago

More than $400 million needed for western Afghanistan to recover from October earthquake, UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — More than $400 million is needed for western Afghanistan to recover and rebuild after a devastating earthquake last October that killed around 2,000 people, the United Nations said Wednesday. In a new U.N. report, released together with the World Bank, the European Union and the Asian Development Bank, estimated there is “an urgent need for $402.9 million to …

Survivors struggle to rebuild their lives three months after Afghanistan’s devastating earthquake
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Survivors struggle to rebuild their lives three months after Afghanistan’s devastating earthquake

Associated Press  

ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan — A 6.3 magnitude quake on Oct. 7 killed and injured thousands of people in Afghanistan’s west. Some families are living in canvas-colored tents in Zinda Jan district, the quake’s epicenter in the province of Herat, where every home was flattened. But they don’t forget.” The winds and storms continuously knock down and tear the tents of …

Philippine earthquake death toll rises to nine
1 year, 1 month ago

Philippine earthquake death toll rises to nine

The Hindu  

The number of people killed in a powerful quake off the southern Philippines has risen to nine, the national disaster agency said on November 20, warning the toll could increase further. At least 15 people were injured and more than 800 houses damaged or destroyed, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said in its latest update. “I’m hoping …

Nepal: Death toll jumps to 70 after strong earthquake, tremors felt in North India
1 year, 1 month ago

Nepal: Death toll jumps to 70 after strong earthquake, tremors felt in North India

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: A strong earthquake shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, and officials said at least 69 people were dead and dozens more injured as rescuers searched mountain villages. Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center said its epicentre was at Jajarkot, which is about 250 miles northeast of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. The quake killed at least 35 …

Magnitude 6.3 quake kills one, wounds dozens in Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Magnitude 6.3 quake kills one, wounds dozens in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens more in the same region where more than 1,000 people died in tremors last week A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens more in the same region where more than 1,000 people died in tremors last week. Residents in …

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
1 year, 2 months ago

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region

The Hindu  

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on October 15, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region. The U.S. Geological Survey said the latest quake's epicentre was about 34 kilometres outside Herat, the provincial capital, and eight kilometers below the surface. The earthquakes on October …

Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
1 year, 2 months ago

Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region

LA Times  

An Afghan woman with her children walk amid debris after a powerful earthquake in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same province. The U.S. Geological Survey said the …

More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — More than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursday. Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes …

In graphics | The science of earthquakes, explained
1 year, 2 months ago

In graphics | The science of earthquakes, explained

Firstpost  

In the last six days, Afghanistan has witnessed two frighteningly strong earthquakes – each measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale, causing the death of over 1,000 people and injuring countless others. We break it down for you “We are so scared that we haven’t gone inside for days now.” In Afghanistan, two massive earthquakes have rattled people and left them …

Afghanistan: More homes destroyed as another earthquake strikes Herat province
1 year, 2 months ago

Afghanistan: More homes destroyed as another earthquake strikes Herat province

Firstpost  

The Taliban-run administration reported that more than 2,000 people were injured and at least 2,400 people died in Saturday’s tremors, making them one of the deadliest in the globe so far this year Following a series of devastating quakes on Saturday, authorities were forced to redeploy relief and rescue workers already on the ground after a major earthquake shook Afghanistan’s …

Death toll revised to 1000 in Afghanistan earthquake
1 year, 2 months ago

Death toll revised to 1000 in Afghanistan earthquake

Firstpost  

Public Health Minister Qalandar Ebad on Wednesday lowered the toll to around 1,000, attributing the confusion to the remoteness of the area and double reporting by agencies involved in the rescue effort Afghan authorities on Wednesday significantly lowered the death toll from a series of quakes that struck western Herat at the weekend to around 1,000. The Taliban government had …

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits western Afghanistan, no immediate reports of casualties
1 year, 2 months ago

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits western Afghanistan, no immediate reports of casualties

Firstpost  

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, hitting an area where more than 2,000 people were killed after a series of similar tremors on the weekend A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, hitting an area where more than 2,000 people were killed after a series of similar tremors on the weekend. “We can’t give exact …

Another strong earthquake flattens homes and worsens misery in western Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Another strong earthquake flattens homes and worsens misery in western Afghanistan

Associated Press  

CHAHAK, Afghanistan — Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s recent history. Janan Sayiq, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban government’s national disaster authority said Wednesday’s earthquake killed at least …

Earthquake in Afghanistan: Magnitude 6.3 strikes northwestern Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Earthquake in Afghanistan: Magnitude 6.3 strikes northwestern Afghanistan

The Hindu  

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck northwestern Afghanistan on October 11, the German Research Center for Geosciences said, claiming at least one life and causing panic among residents already traumatised by a series of tremors that killed around 2,000 people at the weekend. Wednesday’s quake has injured at least 80 people and a landslide has blocked the main Herat-Torghondi highway, …

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Afghanistan days after powerful tremors killed thousands
1 year, 2 months ago

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Afghanistan days after powerful tremors killed thousands

India TV News  

Afghanistan was hit by another powerful earthquake on Wednesday, compounding the nation's woes just days after a devastating tremor claimed the lives of thousands. Afghanistan faced a devastating earthquake on Saturday, with the death toll reported to be at least 2,000, according to a statement by a Taliban government spokesperson. The earthquake was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, …

Taliban Officials Visit Villages Struck By Earthquake That Killed At Least 2,000 People
1 year, 2 months ago

Taliban Officials Visit Villages Struck By Earthquake That Killed At Least 2,000 People

Huff Post  

Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, on Oct. 8, 2023. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi ISLAMABAD — A senior Taliban delegation was visiting western Afghanistan’s Herat province on Monday in the aftermath of the …

Grief-stricken Afghans reeling after quake that killed or injured an estimated 4,000
1 year, 2 months ago

Grief-stricken Afghans reeling after quake that killed or injured an estimated 4,000

LA Times  

Afghan people carry the body of a relative killed in an earthquake to a burial site in Zenda Jan district in Herat province on Oct. 8, 2023. The Taliban-appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs, Abdul Ghani Baradar, and his team visited the quake-affected region Monday to deliver “immediate relief assistance” and ensure “equitable and accurate distribution of aid,” authorities …

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from Afghanistan earthquakes that killed at least 2,000
1 year, 2 months ago

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from Afghanistan earthquakes that killed at least 2,000

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people. But there were others who couldn’t stop crying and shouting,” photographer Omid Haqjoo, who visited four villages Sunday, told The Associated Press by phone from …

Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000
1 year, 2 months ago

Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000

The Hindu  

Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000, says Taliban spokesman. A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said. “Partners and local authorities anticipate the number of casualties to increase as search and rescue efforts continue amid reports that some people …

Afghanistan: Powerful earthquake, aftershocks kills over 2000 people
1 year, 2 months ago

Afghanistan: Powerful earthquake, aftershocks kills over 2000 people

Live Mint  

A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks has killed about hundreds of people in the western Afghanistan, the country's national disaster authority said as reported by Associated Press. More than 2,000 people have been killed while more than 9,000 have been injured, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in …

Powerful earthquakes kill 2,053 people in Afghanistan. Here is what to know
1 year, 2 months ago

Powerful earthquakes kill 2,053 people in Afghanistan. Here is what to know

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say 9,240 people are injured and 1,320 houses damaged or destroyed. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake followed by three strong aftershocks hit western Afghanistan on Saturday. The main earthquake hit about 40km northwest of Herat, capital of Herat province, the United States Geological Survey said. Janan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, said 2,053 people were killed, 9,240 injured, …

Powerful earthquake kills more than 100 people in western Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Powerful earthquake kills more than 100 people in western Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue after the magnitude 6.3 earthquake. A powerful earthquake followed by strong aftershocks has killed more than 100 people in western Afghanistan, local officials said, as the United Nations warned that the death toll could rise as search and rescue efforts continue. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 40km …

Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 2,000: Taliban officials
1 year, 2 months ago

Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 2,000: Taliban officials

Al Jazeera  

Child rescued from underneath the rubble in Herat province as death toll from Afghanistan quake passes 2,000. Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban spokesperson based in Qatar, told Al Jazeera that many people were missing and rescue operations were under way to save people trapped under the rubble in the wake of a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Herat province. The tragedy is …

Over 2,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake, houses flattened, Taliban seek help
1 year, 2 months ago

Over 2,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake, houses flattened, Taliban seek help

India Today  

The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rose to 2,000, said a Taliban spokesperson on Sunday, in one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said. “Partners and local authorities …

People in quake-hit Afghanistan use shovels, bare hands to pull out victims
1 year, 2 months ago

People in quake-hit Afghanistan use shovels, bare hands to pull out victims

Al Jazeera  

More than 2,000 people are dead as search continues for those trapped under debris after magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits the impoverished nation. If we don’t urgently receive advanced and trained rescue teams in the area soon, we will see an increase in the loss of lives that could have been avoided,” Sabir, a rescue worker in western Afghanistan’s Herat province, …

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed 2,000 in Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed 2,000 in Afghanistan

LA Times  

Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province of western Afghanistan on Sunday. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. But there were others who couldn’t stop crying and shouting,” photographer Omid Haqjoo, who visited four villages Sunday, said by phone from Afghanistan’s fourth …

Powerful Earthquake And Aftershocks Kill Thousands And Injure Many More In Western Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Powerful Earthquake And Aftershocks Kill Thousands And Injure Many More In Western Afghanistan

Huff Post  

People gather on the streets in Herat on October 7, 2023. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit western Afghanistan October 7 morning, the United States Geological Survey said, followed by four large aftershocks with epicentres close to the region's largest city. A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national …

Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes kill dozens and injure many more in western Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes kill dozens and injure many more in western Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said. Mohammad Abdullah Jan said four villages in the Zenda Jan district in Herat province bore the brunt of the quakes and aftershocks. At least five powerful earthquakes struck the city around noon, Herat city resident Abdul Shakor Samadi said. “As deaths …

120 dead, over 1,000 injured as 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

120 dead, over 1,000 injured as 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan

India Today  

The death toll from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to "about 120", disaster relief authorities said, with more than 1,000 others being treated for injuries. "So far, more than 1,000 injured women, children, and old citizens have been included in our records, and about 120 people have lost their lives," Herat province disaster management …

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Western Afghanistan, Where Earlier Quake Killed Over 2,000
1 year, 2 months ago

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Western Afghanistan, Where Earlier Quake Killed Over 2,000

The Diplomat  

Villagers are distraught over the loss of their homes and livestock, often their only possessions, and worry about the coming harsh winter months. Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s …

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