New Delhi, Oct 8: A senior Taliban leader said on Sunday said that the death toll from powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan is estimated to be 2,000 people.
Taliban leader added that the toll might further go up in one of the deadliest quakes to hit the country in two decades.
The quakes hit 35 km (20 miles) northwest of the city of Herat, with one measuring 6.3 magnitude, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The earthquake was followed by five aftershocks. The strong aftershocks were also felt in the neighbouring Badghis and Farah provinces.
After the earthquake, the World Health Organization unit in Afghanistan had said that it dispatched 12 ambulances to Zendeh Jan to shift wounded people to hospitals.
“As deaths & casualties from the earthquake continue to be reported, teams are in hospitals assisting treatment of wounded & assessing additional needs,” the UN agency said on X.
“WHO-supported ambulances are transporting those affected, most of them women and children.”
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