Twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan on Saturday killed at least 320 people, according to the United Nations.
Two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said.
The United States Geological Survey recorded the quakes, saying the epicentre was 40 kilometres north-west of Herat city. There was an aftershock with a 5.5 magnitude. The World Health Organisation in Afghanistan said it dispatched 12 ambulance cars to Zenda Jan to evacuate casualties to hospitals. Herat province borders Iran. The quake also was felt in the nearby Afghan provinces of Farah and Badghis, according to local media reports.
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