Magnitude 6.3 quake kills one, wounds dozens in Afghanistan
Afghan residents clear debris as they look for victims' bodies in the rubble of damaged houses after the earthquakes in Kashkak village, Zendeh Jan district of Herat province on October 8, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
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What you need to know:
On October 7, another magnitude 6.3 quake and eight powerful aftershocks jolted the same part of Herat, killing over 1,000 people and wounding hundreds more.
Most homes in rural Afghanistan are made of mud and built around wooden support poles, with little in the way of steel or concrete reinforcement.
