Earthquake in Afghanistan: The death toll from the powerful earthquake in western Afghanistan has increased to 2,000. A Taliban spokesman said that 465 houses were razed to the ground and 135 were damaged. “Partners and local authorities expect the death toll to rise as search and rescue operations continue amid reports that some people may still be buried under debris,” the UN said. Disaster authority spokesman Mohammed Abdullah said. Jan said that the earthquake and its aftershocks had the biggest impact on four villages in Jenda Jan district of Herat province. The US Geological Survey said that the epicenter of the earthquake was about 40 kilometers northwest of Herat city. After this, three earthquakes of magnitude 6.3, 5.9 and 5.5 were also felt.
Dozens of people died in two aftershocks of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Afghanistan’s Herat province on Saturday. The National Disaster Authority of Afghanistan gave this information. The United Nations gave an initial figure of 320 people killed, although they later said the figure was still being confirmed. According to the same update from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, local authorities estimated 100 dead and 500 injured.