120 dead in Afghanistan quake

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 09, 2023 12:52 am

HERAT, Afghanistan: The death toll from an earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to around 120 with 1,000 more injured, disaster relief authorities said, as desperate families dug into the night to free relatives trapped in the rubble.

The United States Geological Survey said the epicenter of the magnitude 6.3 quake was 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of the region's largest city Herat, and was followed by eight aftershocks with magnitudes between 4.3 and 6.3.

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