Afghan rescuers and villagers are still digging through rubble in western Herat province, three days after one of the deadliest earthquakes in the region left more than 2,000 dead. On a barren field in the district of Zinda Jan, a bulldozer was removing mounds of earth to clear space for a long row of graves on Tuesday for some of those killed in Saturday’s 6.3 magnitude quake. Mir Agha, from the city of Herat who had joined hundreds of volunteers to help the locals in Zinda Jan, said it's “very
An Afghan man mourns next to the grave of his wife who died due to an earthquake, in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Saturday’s deadly earthquake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes in Herat province. Afghans bury hundreds of people killed in an earthquake at a burial site, outside a village in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
The United Nations said the Zinda Jan district was the worst-affected area with 1,294 deaths and 1,688 injuries there. Also, 485 people — 191 men and 294 women — are missing. Six schools are also reported to have been destroyed in the district, said the U.N. The fast-approaching winter, combined with the new disaster, is likely to exacerbate Afghanistan’s existing challenges and make it even harder for people to meet their basic needs, such as adequate shelter, food and medicine, aid groups have warned.
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