Another strong earthquake has shaken part of western Afghanistan, about 28 kilometers outside Herat, the capital of Herat province. Nearly 2,000 houses in 20 villages were destroyed, says Taliban
Afghans bury hundreds of people killed in an earthquake to a burial site, outside a village in Zenda Jan district in Herat province in western Afghanistan on Oct. 9.The 6.3-magnitude earthquake Wednesday morning was about 28 kilometers outside Herat, the capital of Herat province, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of Saturday’s quake was about 40 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital, and several aftershocks have been strong, including another 6.
In Naib Rafi, a village that previously had about 2,500 residents, people said almost no one was still alive besides men who were working outside when the quake struck. Survivors worked all day with excavators to dig long trenches for mass burials.
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