Hundreds feared dead as Afghanistan earthquakes reduce Herat homes to rubble

📆 10/8/2023 10:15 AM
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Survivors described buildings collapsing around them and rescue workers worked through the night attempting to find people trapped under the rubble

Afghan residents clear debris from a damaged house after earthquake in Sarbuland village of Zendeh Jan district of Herat province

Abdul Wahid Rayan, a spokesman at the Ministry of Information and Culture, said Sunday the death toll is higher than originally reported. Villages have been destroyed, and hundreds of civilians are buried under the debris, he said while calling for urgent help. The country’s infrastructure and facilities are buckling under the volume of people needing treatment, hospitals are struggling to treat the injured. The UN have rushed to provide emergency supplies.Irfanullah Sharafzai, a spokesman for the Afghan Red Crescent Society, said seven teams are busy with rescue efforts while other teams are arriving from eight nearby provinces.

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