At least 300 people are injured awaiting medical attention after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake and a series of aftershocks in western Afghanistanwhile authorities fear an increase in the number of deaths, although only 15 deaths have been officially confirmed so far.
“We are supporting the Herat regional hospital, where more than 300 injured people have arrived. We have installed 5 medical tents to accommodate up to 80 patients and we are supporting the emergency room with personnel and medical supplies,” reported the NGO Doctors Without Borders.
“The search for survivors continues in the affected areas”he added in a message on the social network X.
They estimate hundreds of deaths without confirming
Afghan authorities fear that hundreds of people have died as a result of the seven earthquakes recorded up to 6.3 degrees this Saturday in the Zinda Jan district, in the Afghan province of Herat, while more than 300 people are injured.
“There is no town that does not have hundreds of deaths and the number of victims can increase even more”The press director of the Ministry of Disaster Management, Mula Janan Sayeq, informed EFE, although search operations continue. The authorities’ estimate is based on the number of people who lived in the affected villages, turned into rubble.