Afghanistan Earthquake: Over 2,400 Killed, Rescue Teams in a Race Against Time
The Taliban government said that at least 2,445 people have been killed after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
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Video Producer/Editor: Aparna Singh
At least 2,445 people have been killed and thousands more injured after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan, the Taliban government said on Sunday, 8 October.
Afghan women mourn for relatives killed in the earthquake at a burial site in the Zenda Jan district in Afghanistan's Herat.
(Photo: PTI)
A damaged Toyota car seen after the earthquake in Zenda Jan district in the Herat province.
(Photo: PTI)
Afghans carry the body of a child killed in the earthquake in Zenda Jan district.
(Photo: PTI)
Afghan men on Sunday, 8 October, searching for victims in a race against time following a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
(Photo: PTI)
Rescue teams have been on the ground, providing food to survivors and affected families who lost their loved ones and homes.
(Photo: X/World Food Programme)
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