STORY: Death toll of earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,445
DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:01
LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan
CATEGORY: OTHERS

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): ARIA, Xinhua reporter
2. various of the quake-affected areas

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): ARIA, Xinhua reporter
"A great number of people were killed and thousands were injured as earthquakes shocked Herat Province, west Afghanistan. Now, I'm in Herat, on my way to the quake epicenter. Rescue teams have been sent to the affected areas, and people are busy with rescue work 24 hours a day."

The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night.

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).

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Herat, Afghanistan.
(XHTV)