More than 2000 people were killed in Afghanistan after two powerful earthquakes hit the western province of Herat, Reuters
reported, citing government officials.A
6.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Saturday, October 7 at around noon local time, followed by a
5.9 magnitude around 30 minutes later, according to the United States Geological Survey (
USGS).The earthquakes completely destroyed a village in the Zinda Jan district of Herat Province, a local organization
said.Video released by the Afghan Red Crescent Society (
ARCS) on October 8 shows Zinda Jan.
ARCS said its doctors were treating injured people and attempting to rescue victims from the rubble. Credit:
ARCS via Storyful