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HERAT: The death toll from an earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday (Oct 7) has risen to around 120 with 1,000 more injured, disaster relief authorities said, as desperate families dug into the night to free relatives trapped in the rubble. The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre of

More than 1,000 people are being treated for injuries, say disaster relief authorities. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border.

The 6.3 magnitude quake struck about 40km from the western city of Herat at around 11:00 local time.

HERAT: The death toll from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to “about 120”, disaster relief authorities said, with more than 1,000 others being...

Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border.

Hundreds of civilians buried under debris, says Taliban spokesperson

HERAT, Afghanistan: The death toll from an earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to around 120 with 1,000 more injured, disaster relief authorities said, as desperate families dug into the night to free relatives trapped in the rubble.

The 6.3 magnitude quake struck about 40km from the western city of Herat on Saturday morning.

A number of buildings were damaged, trapping people under rubble, Afghan officials said. At least three powerful tremors followed the initial earthquake.