A series of powerful earthquakes struck western Afghanistan on Saturday killing at least 100 people and wounding more than 500 others, according to the UN’s humanitarian office, as the nation reels from another natural disaster at a time of deep economic crisis.
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 25 miles west of Herat city in the western Herat province – the third largest in Afghanistan.
Images showed massive heaps of debris and rubble after buildings collapsed. Crowds of survivors had gathered in the streets for safety. Afghanistan has suffered significant damage from a series of recent earthquakes amid an ongoing dire economic and hunger crises, killing and displacing tens of thousands combined.
The situation has crippled an economy already heavily dependent on aid. Following the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, its economy has gone into freefall. A deadly quake in March struck northeastern Afghanistan, sending residents fleeing from their homes as it brought down entire buildings and triggered devastating landslides.
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