Disasters
Another earthquake in Afghanistan’s disaster areas
Injured people are being treated after the strong earthquake on October 15th in Herat province in western Afghanistan. (archive image) photo
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Afghanistan is not finding peace: another earthquake has shaken the disaster areas in the west of the country. The new earthquake had a magnitude of 4.5.
According to the United Nations, around 1,500 people have died in several earthquakes in the Afghan province of Herat since the beginning of October. The ruling Taliban initially put the number of deaths at more than 2,000. Thousands of houses were destroyed.