Janan Saik, spokesman for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Disaster Management, said Kabul requested relief efforts and assistance from the international community to the victims following the earthquake in Herat province. This was reported by RIA News.
“We accept and welcome any country that helps. “We want all national and international organizations to provide all possible assistance to the earthquake victims,” he said.
While the search for survivors under the rubble in Herat continued, dozens of medical teams came to the aid of the injured.
Before reported Approximately 2.5 thousand people lost their lives in the earthquake and there are the same number of dead.
On October 7, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Afghanistan. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the epicenter of the disaster was 42 km northwest of Herat.
Previously Russian Embassy reported About the regular work of the diplomatic mission after the earthquake in Afghanistan.