Just days after a string of fatal earthquakes that killed an estimated 1,000 people, western Afghanistan hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3. Early on Wednesday morning, local time, a strong earthquake rocked a region close to Herat, the provincial seat of Herat.
The number of deaths is in dispute, however public health minister Qalandar Ebad told the AFP news agency that at least one person had passed away. A representative for the earthquake committee stated that there were at least 120 injuries, according to Mohsin Khan of Al Jazeera in Kabul. The governor of Herat’s administration reported “huge losses” in districts close to regions that had completely leveled by past earthquakes.
According to Abdul Wahid Rayan, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Information, at least 80 people hurt and the important Herat-Torghundi highway closed by a landslide, according to a report by The Associated Press. The 700 homes in Chahak hamlet, which unaffected by the quake and following vibrations on Saturday, also destroyed by the earthquake, according to the AP.
The most recent earthquake occurs while residents of Afghanistan are still feeling the effects of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake and associated aftershocks that occurred on Saturday. On Wednesday, Afghan authorities drastically reduced the number of fatalities from the earthquakes to about 1,000, claiming that confusion created by logistical issues and duplicate counting by relief organizations.
More than 2,400 fatalities previously confirmed by Taliban officials. Since the weekend, rescue personnel and volunteers have been working nonstop to extract remains and survivors from the destroyed settlements. Poor infrastructure in the war-torn nation, coupled with a drop in international contributions, has made relief operations difficult.
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