A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Saturday killing 14 and injuring 78, an official said, with predictions the toll could rise after reports of landslides and victims trapped under
The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre was 40 kilometres northwest of the region's largest city of Herat, and was followed by seven aftershocks with magnitudes between 4.6 and 6.3.
"I am not able to contact my family, network connections are disconnected. I am too worried and scared, it was horrifying," he said. "These are the numbers that have been brought to the central hospital so far, but this is not the final figure," he said."We have information that people are buried under rubble.""Significant casualties are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread. Past events with this alert level have required a regional or national level response," it said.
It is the capital of Herat province which is home to an estimated population of 1.9 million, according to 2019 World Bank data.
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