At least four people died and 153 were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale that struck Herat, Afghanistan, this Sunday, the humanitarian organization Save the Children reported this Monday.
The authorities’ previous assessment pointed to one death and 150 injuries.
The earthquake had its epicenter 33 kilometers from the city, where a thousand people died in the earthquakes recorded earlier this month.
On October 7, entire towns were destroyed by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that caused thousands of deaths, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Afghanistan is suffering a serious humanitarian crisis, with the widespread withdrawal of foreign aid since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021.
Providing shelter in large numbers as winter approaches will be a challenge for Taliban authorities, who have strained relations with international aid organizations.
Afghanistan is frequently affected by earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range, near the junction between the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
In June 2022, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed more than a thousand people and left tens of thousands homeless in the southeastern province of Paktika.
Source: TSF
