6.3 magnitude earthquake kills more than 2,000

It’s a miracle in Herat (Afghanistan). A little girl was completely buried underground. The rescuers managed to locate her, and pulled her, weakened but alive, from the rubble. Outside, residents are working to find survivors. The buildings were completely destroyed. The earthquake reduced them to piles of stones. “I was taking my daughter to the hospital, and I had planned to bring her back to her mother. As I was about to leave, there was a loud noise, which left no time to react. From the first shock, all the houses collapsed.”says a man.

A major earthquake of magnitude 6.3

A major 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on the morning of Saturday October 7, followed by eight strong aftershocks. The tremors hit the Herat city region. In total, according to the WHO, more than 600 houses were affected, in at least 12 villages. The damage is very important. Some residents lost everything. “In each family, there were at least two to three deaths”, confides one of them. According to the authorities, more than 2,000 people died.