Death toll of earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,445

STORY: Death toll of earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,445 DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ARIA, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the quake-affected areas STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ARIA, Xinhua reporter "A great number of people were killed and thousands were injured as earthquakes shocked Herat Province, west Afghanistan. Now, I'm in Herat, on my way to the quake epicenter. Rescue teams have been sent to the affected areas, and people are busy with rescue work 24 hours a day." The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. Earlier on the same day, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said more than 9,200 people had been injured during the quakes. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, two earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Afghanistan on Saturday. The firs

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 SHOTLIST: 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