Herat: At least 26 people killed An official said after Monday’s earthquake in western Afghanistan.
Victims were killed when the roofs of their homes collapsed in the province’s spokesman, Qadis district in the western province of Badghis. Baz Mohammad Sarwari told AFP.
The shallow earthquake had a magnitude of 5.3, according to US Geological Survey,
“Of the 26 people killed in the quake, five are women and four are children,” Sarvari said. He said four more were injured.
He said the quake also damaged residents of the province’s Mukar district, but details, including casualties, were still not available.
Afghanistan is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, made worse by the Taliban’s takeover of the country in August when Western countries halted international aid and access to assets held abroad.
Kadis is one of the regions worst hit by the devastating drought, which has benefited little from international aid over the past 20 years.
The country is often vulnerable to earthquakes, especially in Hindu Kush mountain range, which is located near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
The earthquake can cause heavy damage to poorly constructed homes and buildings in Afghanistan.
In 2015, about 280 people were killed when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centered in the mountain range ripped through South Asia, with a large number of deaths in Pakistan.
in that disaster, 12 young afghani girls Were crushed to death In a stampede when they were trying to escape from their shaking school building.
Victims were killed when the roofs of their homes collapsed in the province’s spokesman, Qadis district in the western province of Badghis. Baz Mohammad Sarwari told AFP.
The shallow earthquake had a magnitude of 5.3, according to US Geological Survey,
“Of the 26 people killed in the quake, five are women and four are children,” Sarvari said. He said four more were injured.
He said the quake also damaged residents of the province’s Mukar district, but details, including casualties, were still not available.
Afghanistan is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, made worse by the Taliban’s takeover of the country in August when Western countries halted international aid and access to assets held abroad.
Kadis is one of the regions worst hit by the devastating drought, which has benefited little from international aid over the past 20 years.
The country is often vulnerable to earthquakes, especially in Hindu Kush mountain range, which is located near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
The earthquake can cause heavy damage to poorly constructed homes and buildings in Afghanistan.
In 2015, about 280 people were killed when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centered in the mountain range ripped through South Asia, with a large number of deaths in Pakistan.
in that disaster, 12 young afghani girls Were crushed to death In a stampede when they were trying to escape from their shaking school building.
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