A provincial official in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis said Tuesday that the dead toll from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake has grown to 22.
"According to our local sources, 22 people died and five others were injured due to Monday's earthquake in Qadis district, the worst-affected area," Baz Mohammad Sarwari, Badghis province's director of information and culture, told the media.
According to the official, at least 1,000 dwellings were damaged in Qadis, the adjoining Muqur district, and the province capital Qala-e-Naw. "Local officials visited and monitored the situation in Badghis' impacted districts. They will strive to arrange the distribution of humanitarian aid to those who have been impacted "According to the official,
According to previous reports, 12 people died in the quake that hit the mountainous area on Monday afternoon. The quake hit 40 kilometres east of Qala-e-Naw, the provincial seat of Badghis, which borders Turkmenistan, according to the US Geological Survey.
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