The Afghanistan earthquake kills 120 people and leaves 1,000 injured

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - The Disaster Relief Authority in Afghanistan said that the death toll from the earthquake that struck today, Saturday, in western Afghanistan, with a magnitude of 6.3, rose to about 120 dead and 1,000 injured.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Musa Ashari, head of disaster management in Herat province, told Agence France-Presse, “So far we have counted more than 1,000 wounded, including women, children and the elderly, and at least 120 people have died.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The United Nations provided an initial toll of about 320 dead, but later said that this number was still being verified.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to a report from the American Institute of Geophysics, the peak of seismic activity was located 40 kilometers northwest of the city of Herat, and then the peak expanded rapidly at 4 points with magnitudes of 5.5, 4, 7, 6.3, and 5.9, respectively.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> About 1.9 million residents live in Herat, according to data from the World Bank. A journalist confirmed to Agence France-Presse that the city’s residents felt when the ground trembled around 11:00 am (06:30 GMT).</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Natural Disaster Management Services spokesman Mullah Jan Saiq said landslides occurred in rural and mountainous areas.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2023/10/7/%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D9%85...