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Death toll from earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,445
Updated 16:54, 09-Oct-2023
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People search for victims after earthquakes in Herat province, Afghanistan, October 8, 2023. /CFP
People search for victims after earthquakes in Herat province, Afghanistan, October 8, 2023. /CFP

People search for victims after earthquakes in Herat province, Afghanistan, October 8, 2023. /CFP

The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night.

The most affected area is the Zanda Jan district in Herat, where 13 villages have been "utterly destroyed," said Mawlawi Musa Ashari, Herat's provincial director for the National Disaster Management Authority.

Earlier on the same day, spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said more than 9,200 people had been injured during the quakes.

China's Red Cross to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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