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Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said.
Mohammad Abdullah Jan said four villages in the Zenda Jan district in Herat province bore the brunt of the quakes and aftershocks.The United States Geological Survey reported the quakes. It said the epicentre was 24.8 miles northwest of Herat city. There was an aftershock with a 5.5 magnitude. “My family and I were inside our home, I felt the quake.” His family began shouting and ran outside, afraid to return indoors.
Herat province borders Iran. The quake also was felt in the nearby Afghan provinces of Farah and Badghis, according to local media reports.
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