CitizenVectron Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 More than 2,000 dead after Afghanistan earthquakes, says Taliban NEWS.SKY.COM The magnitude-6.3 earthquake which struck western Afghanistan was followed by several powerful aftershocks. Search operations are ongoing for people feared buried under... Quote At least 2,445 people have died and thousands more are injured after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan on Saturday, according to the Taliban administration. The ministry of disasters reported that 9,240 people have been injured. More than 1,300 houses have been destroyed, it added. The latest death toll could not be independently verified, but if correct it is a significant jump from yesterday when the UN gave a preliminary figure of 320. The 6.3-magnitude quake hit the west of the country, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicentre was about 25 miles northwest of the city of Herat. It was followed by three strong aftershocks, measuring 6.3, 5.9, and 5.5, the USGS reported. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Wtf is going on with mother nature? That is brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, best3444 said: Wtf is going on with mother nature? That is brutal. Gaia's wrath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Is it time we start to question who pissed in Hades cereal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 It’s cool, it gets hot in summer guys! Wait wrong thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 5 hours ago, TUFKAK said: It’s cool, it gets hot in summer guys! Wait wrong thread. It's hot so the earth is just trying to shake us off, you know like when a dog gets hot and wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 A THIRD 6.3+ earthquake has struck Afghanistan. Afghanistan hit by third earthquake in a week WWW.BBC.COM The magnitude 6.3 quake struck the Herat province, which has already been devastated by recent tremors. Quote A new earthquake has hit western Afghanistan - several days after two large tremors in the region killed more than 1,000 people. The US Geological Survey (USGS) says the magnitude 6.3 quake struck near the city of Herat. It was at a depth of 6.3km (four miles). At least one person has died, according to local health authorities. Another 100 are being treated for injuries in the regional hospital, the World Health Organisation said. More than 90% of those who died in the earlier quakes were women and children, the UN's children agency Unicef said. In its report, the USGS said the epicentre of the latest tremor was 30km north-west of Herat, Afghanistan's third-largest city close to the Iranian border. Last Saturday's earthquake hit Zindajan, a rural district some 40km from Herat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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