The Taliban government reported 2,053 dead and 9,240 injured after a series of earthquakes on Saturday, according to Reuters. The latest data from the Red Crescent estimates that there have been around 500 deaths.
Since 12:11 noon local time, more than seven earthquakes have been reported with magnitudes between 5.5 and 6.5. The latter, which hit the northern province of Badakhshan, is one of the worst in the country's history, according to the same agency.
People have been sharing footage online of the destruction caused by the earthquakes:
WATCH: Footage of massive earthquake in Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/AOiOFU5Afq
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 7, 2023
Aftermath of one of the deadliest earthquakes in Afghanistan’s Herat province. pic.twitter.com/JAPz4ExsLy
— Habib Khan (@HabibKhanT) October 8, 2023
🎥🇦🇫⚡️ ~ WATCH as people came out on the streets after 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Western Afghanistan today. pic.twitter.com/AiE5ELxzuy
— Chika Austine (@Chikaustine) October 8, 2023
An aerial view reveals the destruction caused by one of Afghanistan's most catastrophic earthquakes in the rural area of Herat province. More than 2,000 people are dead. pic.twitter.com/EMBbenCLEe
— Habib Khan (@HabibKhanT) October 8, 2023
"A temporary camp has been set up for people who have lost their houses and need shelter for now," Red Crescent spokesman Irfanullah Sharafzai said in statements reported by the AP. "Whatever is in our capacity we will do for our poor and needy people at this difficult time." According to official data, the earthquakes have destroyed 1,320 homes.
More than 6 earthquakes struck western Afghanistan earlier today.
Initial reports indicate at least a dozen deaths and scores of injuries.
Afghan Red Crescent and the @IFRC network in-country are mobilizing joint teams for support and immediate response. pic.twitter.com/nGMWmKeJ1i
— IFRC Asia Pacific (@IFRCAsiaPacific) October 7, 2023
Terremoto en #Afganistán
Hemos instalado cinco tiendas en el recinto del hospital regional de Herat para acoger hasta 80 pacientes.
Según las autoridades sanitarias, más de 300 heridos han sido atendidos en el hospital hasta el momento. pic.twitter.com/baic0uNAWo
— Médicos Sin Fronteras (@MSF_Espana) October 7, 2023
I learned with great sadness about the tragic consequences of the earthquake that struck the western provinces (Herat, Farah, and Badghis) of Afghanistan.
I am donating all of my #CWC23 match fees to help the affected people.
Soon, we will be launching a fundraising campaign to… pic.twitter.com/dHAO1IGQlq— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) October 8, 2023
