The WHO reports that a magnitude 6.5 earthquake was recorded, followed by other powerful aftershocks. More than a thousand people were killed in the area last week due to earthquakes, according to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Disaster Management.
At least one person has been killed and 120 injured after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake, followed by four aftershocks between 5.4 and 4.4, hit Herat, western Afghanistan, this Sunday, according to the WHO. have hit. have died as a result of a series of seismic movements that started last week.
“A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Herat province again this morning. So far, more than 120 injured people have been taken to Herat Regional Hospital, and many others have been taken to other hospitals in the region,” it said. WHO. indicated on the social network X, formerly Twitter.
This Afghan region was rocked last Saturday by several earthquakes with a magnitude of up to 6.3 and successive aftershocks of significant intensity, destroying about twenty villages.
Although the interim Taliban government initially estimated more than 2,400 deaths and 2,000 injuries, the Ministry of Disaster Management this week lowered the death toll to around 1,000.
The weak structure of the Taliban’s de facto government and the disorganization of its agencies have complicated the rescue and distribution of humanitarian aid tasks, with many Herat residents camping outside in fear of further aftershocks and with limited access to food sources. food.
Source: EITB
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