HERAT (Afghanistan): A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens more in the same region where mor...
: 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.
Sunday’s quake hit just after 8:00 am with an epicentre 33 kilometres northwest of Herat city, capital of the same-named western province, and was followed by aftershocks of magnitudes 5.4 and 4.2, the US Geological Survey said. Another tremor of the same intensity killed one person and injured 130 others days after the initial quakes, as thousands of terrified residents were left without shelter and volunteers dug for survivors.“Many of our countrymen don’t have any place to live and nights are getting colder,“ said shopkeeper Nizami.
Thousands of residents are now living around the ruins of homes where entire families were wiped out in an instant. “We know they could live there in tents for one month, but more than that would probably be very difficult,“ said public health minister Qalandar Ebad.
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