The death toll of the earthquake that struck western Afghanistan on Saturday rose to more

 than two thousand people in a candidate toll to rise, according to the Afghan government.

 

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EDITED BY| HUXIANA

 

Asia section -  CJ journalist

 

Herat- October,8,2023

 

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The earthquake reached a magnitude of 6.3, and was followed by eight strong aftershocks in hard-to-reach areas located 30

A kilometer northwest of the state capital Herat, which led to the collapse of rural houses as residents rushed to take to the streets.

The World Health Organization announced that more than 600 houses were destroyed or partially damaged across at least 12 villages in

Herat province with about 4200 people affected.

Afghanistan is already suffering from an acute humanitarian crisis, as foreign aid has been suspended on a large scale since the return of the Taliban

To power in 2021.

Herat province, home to 1.9 million people and located on the border with Iran, has suffered from a drought that has been crippling life for years in

Many agricultural communities.

Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which is located near the junction of the plates

Eurasian and Indian tectonics.

And in June last year, more than a thousand people were killed and tens of thousands were displaced when a magnitude 5,9 earthquake struck

The degree of the poor territory of Paktika. That earthquake caused the largest death toll in Afghanistan for almost a quarter of a century.

 

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