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Afghanistan Earthquakes: Strong earthquake tremors were felt in western Afghanistan on Saturday (7 October). The intensity of this earthquake was recorded at 6.3 on the Richter scale. There has been huge loss of life and property due to this earthquake. According to local officials, more than 100 people have died due to the earthquake. Along with this, the United Nations has issued a warning saying that relief and rescue work is going on, hence the number of deaths may increase further.
According to Aljareera report, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 40 km west of Herat city at around 11 am on Saturday, after which strong tremors were felt in neighboring Badghis and Farah provinces. The Afghan Defense Ministry said in its post on X (formerly Twitter) that more than 100 people were killed and more than 500 were injured due to the earthquake.
Fear of death of more than 300 people
At the same time, a situation report from the United Nations Office said that at least 320 people were killed, although this has not been confirmed. Herat city resident Abdul Shakor Samadi said the quake was followed by at least five strong aftershocks around noon Saturday (07:30 GMT). The National Center for Seismology also confirmed this. According to the report, after the earthquake of magnitude 6.3, five aftershocks of magnitude 5.5, 4.7, 6.3, 5.9 and 4.6 occurred respectively, due to which people went into panic.
The death toll may increase
Disaster authority spokesman Mohammad Abdullah Jan said the earthquake and aftershocks damaged houses in four villages in Zenda Jan district of Herat province. There were also reports of widespread damage to homes in Farah and Bages provinces. The World Health Organization in Afghanistan said it sent 12 ambulances to Zenda Jan to transport casualties to hospitals, which quickly transported the injured.
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