This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows ruins of dwellings after earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night.
The most affected area is the Zanda Jan district in Herat, where 13 villages have been "utterly destroyed," said Mawlawi Musa Ashari, Herat's provincial director for the National Disaster Management Authority.
Earlier on the same day, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said more than 9,200 people had been injured during the quakes.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, two earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Afghanistan on Saturday. The first tremor occurred at around 11:10 local time (0640 GMT). ■
This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows ruins of dwellings after earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows ruins of dwellings after earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
A man stands in front of ruins of dwellings after earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2023. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows injured people at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows people staying at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows an injured man at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows injured people at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows injured people at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows an injured child at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
A doctor checks an injured woman at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province, Oct. 9, 2023. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows an injured child at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows an injured child at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows an injured person at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows injured people at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows people staying at a local hospital in Herat City, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
