At least 15 dead and 78 injured in earthquakes up to 6.3 degrees in Afghanistan

“The fatalities are 15 and 78 injured, but that seems to be the case The number of victims may increase since the rescue work continues,” said the press director of the Ministry of Disaster ManagementMula Janan Sayeq.

The Asian country has registered seven vibrations between 4.7 and a maximum of 6.3 degrees in Herat province: five in the space of one hour.

“There were about five or six earthquakes and the people living in the buildings took to the streets in fear. The situation in the city of Herat is terrible. Some buildings have collapsed and most of the people were injured when they escaped from the apartment,” Jameel Ahmad, a resident of Herat, told EFE.

The first, the largest in magnitude, occurred at 12:11 (+5:30 GMT) at a depth of 14 kilometers and 33 kilometers from the city Zindah Janlocated in Herat province, according to the USGS.

Source: El heraldo

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