Death toll from earthquakes in Afghan exceeds 2,000 people

Herat, Oct 8 : The death toll from powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan has exceeded 2,000 people, with another over 9,000 people have been injured, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing the Afghan Ministry of Disaster Management.

As of yet, at least 2,053 people have been killed as a result of the natural disaster and another 9,240 people have received injuries, according to the report. The earthquakes destroyed or damaged 1,329 houses.

Media reported earlier in the day that the death toll stood at over 1,000 people.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said Saturday that several earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of 6.4 hit western Afghanistan.