Death toll of quakes soars to 2,053 in Afghanistan
STORY: Death toll of quakes soars to 2,053 in Afghanistan
DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:10
LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan
CATEGORY: OTHERS
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1. various of collapsed dwellings and quake-affected residents in Herat Province, Afghanistan
STORYLINE:
The death toll of the earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen to 2,053, a spokesman for the national disaster authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said on Sunday.
Addressing a press conference in Herat, the official noted that 9,240 others were injured and 1,340 houses were destroyed in the earthquakes that shook Herat and the neighboring Badghis and Farah provinces on Saturday.
The most affected area is the Zanda Jan district in Herat, where, according to the official, 13 villages were "utterly destroyed."
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, two earthquakes both with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Afghanistan on Saturday, followed by several aftershocks.
The first tremor occurred around 11:10 local time (0640 GMT), forcing local residents
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