Earthquakes kill more than 2,000 in AfghanistanSEARCH AND RESCUE: People were attempting to dig out the dead and injured by hand in Herat, where people were trapped under buildings that had crumbledAP, ISLAMABADPowerful earthquakes over the weekend killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said yesterday. It is one of the deadliest series of earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. People affected by an earthquake wait for relief in Herat, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFESaturday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a far more densely populated area, near Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, Herat. Yesterday, people attempted to dig out the dead and injured with their hands in Herat, clambering over rocks and debris.

Source: Taipei Times October 08, 2023 17:13 UTC