The two strong magnitude earthquakes that hit western Afghanistan on Saturday have killed or injured over 4,000 people so far, said the officials.4000 people killed in Afghanistan earthquakesAs many as 2,000 houses have been completely destroyed in the two 6.2 magnitude earthquakes, said the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA).Addressing a press conference in Kabul, a spokesperson for ANDMA said, “So far, the statistics we have received regarding casualties are unfortunately exceeding 4,000 people. According to our data, in about 20 villages, approximately 1,980 to 2,000 houses have completely collapsed.”Both earthquakes stuck Herat Province and neighbouring areas on Saturday afternoon, with the first tremor occurring at around 11.10 local time (0640 GMT).Rescue operations onA total of 1,000 rescuers in 35 rescue teams from different institutions are carrying out relief efforts in the affected areas, he said.Mohammad Hasan Akhund, Afghanistans acting prime minister, led a group of officials to visit the affected region in Herat Province on Monday.On Sunday, China provided the Afghan Red Crescent with 200,000 US dollars in cash as emergency humanitarian assistance to aid its rescue and disaster relief efforts.
