Men, women and children stood out in the wide streets, away from tall buildings, in the moments after the first quake.
The death toll from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to “about 120”, disaster relief authorities said, with more than 1,000 others being treated for injuries.The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre was 40 kilometres northwest of the region’s largest city Herat, and was followed by eight aftershocks with magnitudes between 4.3 and 6.3.
Men, women and children stood out in the wide streets, away from tall buildings, in the moments after the first quake and remained wary of returning to their homes as aftershocks rumbled for hours. The USGS had earlier reported the first quake’s magnitude as 6.2. It had a shallow depth of just 14 kilometres, it said.
Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which lies near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
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