Herat, Afghanistan: At least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit Western Afghanistan on Monday, an official said.
The victims died when the roof of their house collapsed in the Qadis district in the West Badghis Province, BAZ Province spokesman Mohammad Sarwary told AFP.
The shallow earthquake is magnitude 5.3, according to US geological surveys.
“Five women and four children were among 26 people killed in an earthquake,” Sarwary said, added that four more injured.
The earthquake also caused damage to the population of Muqr in this province but the details including the victims were still not available, he said.
Afghanistan has been in the grip of humanitarian disaster, deteriorating by the Taliban takeover from the country in August when Western countries freeze international assistance and access to assets held abroad.
Qadis is one of the worst fields affected by destroying drought, benefiting a little from international assistance in the past 20 years.
This country is often hit by an earthquake, especially in the Hindu Kush Mountains, which is located near the intersection of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
The earthquake can cause significant damage to houses and buildings built poorly in the poor Afghanistan.
In 2015, nearly 280 people were killed when a 7.5 magnitude 7.5 earthquake centered in the torn mountains in South Asia, with most deaths in Pakistan.
In the disaster, 12 Afghan young girls were destroyed to death in the raid when they tried to escape from their trembling school building.
