Afghanistan devastated by two large earthquakes

Share to Google Classroom

A second significant earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has struck Afghanistan, hitting a region near the city of Herat.

This follows a previous earthquake in the same area, just days before, which also measured 6.3 on the Richter scale and resulted in over 1,000 casualties.

Many people in the affected areas have been sleeping in the open due to the destruction of their homes. Relief efforts have been hampered by a lack of blankets, food, and other essential supplies.

Afghanistan is vulnerable to earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range, as it is located near the convergence of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.

1
Starting in the future, all new mothers in New Zealand...
1
Jade Henderson, a 32-year-old bodybuilder from Australia, has broken a...
1
In Hamilton, New Zealand, a cat named Nico the Great...
1
Katmai National Park in Alaska kicked off Fat Bear Week,...

World & National News

1
After 26 years of service, the Interislander ferry Aratere will...
1
More than 500 digital billboards around New Zealand will now...
1
Two long-running Māori news programmes, Te Karere and The Hui,...
1
A strong earthquake measuring 7.4 on the magnitude scale struck...
1
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a...