A magnitude 6.3 earthquake killed two people in western Afghanistan Sunday, with damaged prisons emptied and residents fleeing a region where tremors have claimed at least 1,000 lives this past week.
Since October 7, a series of potent quakes have jolted Herat province, levelling whole villages, burying families and leaving thousands homeless as winter approaches.
Officials said more than 528 prisoners had been released from Herat province and neighbouring Badghis province because jails"were in danger of collapsing" from quake damage. MSF official Kalilah predicted"casualties will be low" because residents in the worst-hit areas were already living outdoors after their homes were destroyed last week.
Another tremor of the same intensity killed one person and injured 130 others days after the initial quakes, as volunteers dug desperately for survivors.
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