Earthquake in Afghanistan kills thousands

On Saturday morning, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Herat and surrounding villages in western Afghanistan. More than 2,400 people were killed, thousands were injured and many are still trapped, reports The Washington Post. Several villages have “completely perished,” said Janan Saiq, a spokesman for the Taliban-run Ministry of Disaster Management, to the Post.

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