Afghanistan: Afghan earthquake kills at least 26 in drought-devastated area

KABUL, 18 January 2022, (TON): An official said “at least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday.”

Spokesman for the province Baz Mohammad Sarwary told media “the victims died when roofs of their houses collapsed in Qadis district in the western province of Badghis.”

The shallow quake was magnitude 5.3, according to the US Geological Survey.

Sarwary said "five women and four children are among the 26 people killed in the earthquake,",

It added that four more were injured.

He said “the quake also inflicted damage on the residents of Muqr district in the province but details, including of casualties, were still unavailable.”

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