October 7th 2023.
This morning, two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes hit the western part of Afghanistan, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicentre was 25 miles northwest of the city of Herat, causing a great deal of panic and fear among the local residents.
Abdul Shakor Samadi, a resident of Herat, described the terrifying situation to reporters. "Me and my family were inside our home, I felt the quake, we all started shouting and ran outside, and now we are afraid to go back in," he said.
The two earthquakes were quickly followed by five aftershocks, ranging in a magnitude from 5.5 to 4.6, reported the USGS. The earthquakes have also been felt in the nearby provinces of Farah and Badghis. Unfortunately, the death toll has risen to 15, with 40 others injured.
The government has set up makeshift hospital beds and are working on providing aid to those affected. However, due to telephone connections being down, it has been difficult to obtain precise details from the impacted areas.
This is not the first time that Afghanistan has faced a natural disaster. In June 2022, a powerful earthquake struck a rugged region of eastern Afghanistan, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. It was the deadliest earthquake in two decades, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring about 1,500.
The recent earthquakes have left the people of Afghanistan in fear, hoping that nothing like this happens again.
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