Earthquake: 15 people died in a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan.
Earthquake: 15 people were killed and scores more were injured after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, according to officials, who also warned that the death toll could grow in light of reports of landslides and people buried under collapsed structures.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the center of the earthquake was located 40 kilometers (25 miles) to the northwest of Herat, the main city in the area. Seven aftershocks, whose magnitudes ranged from 4.6 to 6.3, were also felt.
At approximately 11:00 a.m. (0630 GMT), as the quakes began and lasted just under three hours, large numbers of city dwellers fled buildings.
“We were in our offices when the building started shaking suddenly,” said Bashir Ahmad, a 45-year-old resident of Herat, to AFP.
Wall plasters began to crumble, the walls developed fractures, and some of the building’s walls and portions of it collapsed. “Network connections are broken, therefore I cannot reach my relatives.
It was awful, and I’m too terrified and anxious about it,” he added.
In the moments following the initial earthquake, men, women, and children stood apart in the broad streets, away from tall structures, and were cautious about going back to their houses as the aftershocks persisted.
The last student to leave his classroom safely as the earthquakes started was 21-year-old student Idrees Arsala. “The situation was very horrible; I have never experienced such a thing,” he added.
National Disaster Management Authority spokesman Mullah Jan Sayeq said in a video message that in addition to 15 fatalities, “around 40” people had also been hurt as a result of the tremors reported in three provinces.
“These are the initial figures. He expressed the likelihood of the numbers rising.
He told AFP earlier in the day that surrounding rural and mountainous areas had seen landslides.
The last student to leave his classroom safely as the earthquakes started was 21-year-old student Idrees Arsala. “The situation was very horrible; I have never experienced such a thing,” he added.
National Disaster Management Authority spokesman Mullah Jan Sayeq said in a video message that in addition to 15 fatalities, “around 40” people had also been hurt as a result of the tremors reported in three provinces.
“These are the initial figures. He expressed the likelihood of the numbers rising.
He told AFP earlier in the day that surrounding rural and mountainous areas had seen landslides.
Earthquake: 15 people were killed and scores more were injured after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, according to officials, who also warned that the death toll could grow in light of reports of landslides and people buried under collapsed structures.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the center of the earthquake was located 40 kilometers (25 miles) to the northwest of Herat, the main city in the area. Seven aftershocks, whose magnitudes ranged from 4.6 to 6.3, were also felt.
At approximately 11:00 a.m. (0630 GMT), as the quakes began and lasted just under three hours, large numbers of city dwellers fled buildings.
“We were in our offices when the building started shaking suddenly,” said Bashir Ahmad, a 45-year-old resident of Herat, to AFP.
Wall plasters began to crumble, the walls developed fractures, and some of the building’s walls and portions of it collapsed. “Network connections are broken, therefore I cannot reach my relatives.
It was awful, and I’m too terrified and anxious about it,” he added.
In the moments following the initial earthquake, men, women, and children stood apart in the broad streets, away from tall structures, and were cautious about going back to their houses as the aftershocks persisted.
The last student to leave his classroom safely as the earthquakes started was 21-year-old student Idrees Arsala. “The situation was very horrible; I have never experienced such a thing,” he added.
National Disaster Management Authority spokesman Mullah Jan Sayeq said in a video message that in addition to 15 fatalities, “around 40” people had also been hurt as a result of the tremors reported in three provinces.
“These are the initial figures. He expressed the likelihood of the numbers rising.
He told AFP earlier in the day that surrounding rural and mountainous areas had seen landslides.
The last student to leave his classroom safely as the earthquakes started was 21-year-old student Idrees Arsala. “The situation was very horrible; I have never experienced such a thing,” he added.
National Disaster Management Authority spokesman Mullah Jan Sayeq said in a video message that in addition to 15 fatalities, “around 40” people had also been hurt as a result of the tremors reported in three provinces.
“These are the initial figures. He expressed the likelihood of the numbers rising.
He told AFP earlier in the day that surrounding rural and mountainous areas had seen landslides.
