{"id":2068346,"date":"2023-10-15T20:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T00:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghanistan-hit-by-3rd-earthquake-in-a-week\/"},"modified":"2023-10-15T20:34:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T00:34:48","slug":"afghanistan-hit-by-3rd-earthquake-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghanistan-hit-by-3rd-earthquake-in-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan struck by 3rd quake in a week."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafghanistan-hit-by-3rd-earthquake-in-a-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2068346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Afghan\u200b residents clear the debris of houses that\u2064 were damaged \u200bin \u200ca series of earthquakes, in Injil\u200c district of Herat province on\u200d October \u206415, 2023. (Photo \u200dby MOHSEN KARIMI\/AFP\u200b via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril\u2062 Elfi<\/a> <br \/>5:23 PM \u2013 Sunday, October 15, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>Afghanistan \u2063Struck by Third Earthquake This Week<\/h2>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, a 6.3 \u2062magnitude earthquake hit \u200cwestern Afghanistan\u2062 after \u200dthousands of people were\u2064 killed\u2063 and entire towns were recently destroyed \u2064in \u2063the same area by violent quakes and\u200d aftershocks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Healthcare. Clean water. \u200cCounselling. \u200cWarm \u2063clothes.<\/p>\n<p>96,000 children still need our help after the recent earthquakes in\u200d western Afghanistan. UNICEF is bringing life-saving assistance to the \u2062children who need it most. \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t1Jg6QrONZ\">pic.twitter.com\/t1Jg6QrONZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UNICEF Afghanistan (@UNICEFAfg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNICEFAfg\/status\/1713638372449894625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to \u200bSave the Children, four people have died so far \u2063and 153 people have been injured and are \u200bcurrently being treated \u2062at Herat\u200d Regional Hospital. <\/p>\n<p>Rabat Sangi\u2019s Baloch district has crumbled. <\/p>\n<p>Several villages have also been destroyed. However, fewer casualties were reported by authorities than the\u200d previous \u200cquakes. The\u2062 October\u200c 7<sup>th<\/sup> earthquakes had destroyed entire communities \u2064in Herat, making \u200dit one of the most damaging quakes in the \u200bnation\u2019s \u2062recent history.<\/p>\n<p>According to United Nations \u2063officials, more than 90% of those killed a week ago were women and children.<\/p>\n<p>The initial quake, multiple aftershocks, and \u2063a second 6.3-magnitude quake on Wednesday destroyed towns and destroyed hundreds of mud-brick \u2064structures that \u200bwere unable\u2064 to withstand\u200d such force. Schools, health clinics, and other \u2063village \u200damenities were \u200dalso\u200c destroyed, officials \u2064say.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors\u2062 are \u200cnow reportedly trying to cope with the loss of family \u200dmembers, destroyed\u2062 homes, and structures. Sympathetic volunteers have also come to scour the debris and \u200chelp build mass graves.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Israel-Hamas war:\u2064 A turning\u00a0point in history.\u00a0One\u2063 America\u2019s\u2063 Jessamyn\u2063 Dodd sits down with Middle East historian \u2064Asaf Romirowsky to explore the history of the region and the impact\u2062 on \u2064international relations. Produced by One America\u2019s \u2064Zach Peterson.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This \u200bweek has\u200d been filled with major headlines \u2062in the U.S. \u2062and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas \u200chas more in our \u2063Week in\u200c Review.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As \u200bthe war in\u2062 Israel continues\u200c to\u2064 claim innocent lives, Congress \u2063rallies around the Jewish state\u200c as they fight to defend themselves. One\u200b America\u2019s Nathaniel Mannor has\u2062 more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As the war in Israel continues to claim the lives of innocent people, \u200ca new poll suggests American citizens stand firmly with out \u200cally in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google said on Thursday that it will defend users of generative\u2064 artificial-intelligence systems\u200c in its Google \u2063Cloud and Workspace platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China has \u200cpublished proposed security requirements for firms\u2063 offering services \u2062powered by generative artificial\u2062 intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Internet companies Google, \u2062Amazon and Cloudflare \u200dsay they have \u200bweathered \u200cthe internet\u2019s \u200clargest-known denial of service attack.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Samsung said its preliminary\u2064 third-quarter profit dropped by a smaller-than-expected 78%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How many casualties have been \u2064reported as a result of the previous earthquakes in Afghanistan?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Afghanistan \u200cStruck by Third Earthquake This Week<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, October 15, \u20632023, western Afghanistan was struck by yet another devastating earthquake, measuring 6.3 on the magnitude scale. This \u2062comes as a further blow to a region that has already experienced widespread destruction and loss of life due \u200cto\u200c previous earthquakes and aftershocks.<\/p>\n<p>The recent earthquakes in western Afghanistan have claimed\u2063 thousands of lives and completely destroyed entire towns. In the face of \u200dsuch immense devastation, the Afghan people continue\u2062 to\u200d suffer greatly. The most recent earthquake has resulted in the deaths of four individuals, with 153 others sustaining injuries and currently receiving treatment at Herat Regional Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The Baloch district of Rabat Sangi has been particularly hard-hit, crumbling under the force of the quake. Numerous villages in the area have also been destroyed, although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghanistan-hit-by-3rd-earthquake-in-a-week\/\" title=\"Afghanistan struck by 3rd quake in a week.\">authorities report fewer casualties compared<\/a> to previous earthquakes. The earthquakes on October 7th caused widespread destruction\u200c in the province of Herat, making it one of the most devastating seismic events in \u2062the country\u2019s recent\u200b history.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, United Nations officials\u2062 report that more \u2064than 90% of those killed in the previous earthquakes were women and children. The initial quake, followed by numerous aftershocks and a second 6.3-magnitude quake on Wednesday, led to the destruction of towns and hundreds of \u2063mud-brick \u2062structures that proved \u2064unable to withstand the forces involved. Schools, health clinics, and other vital amenities in\u2063 the affected villages were\u2064 also razed to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of these catastrophic events, survivors are left to grapple\u200b with\u200c the loss of loved ones, destroyed homes, and shattered \u200dinfrastructure. \u2063Fortunately, there has been an outpouring of support from sympathetic volunteers who are \u200bhelping scour the debris and construct mass graves.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that urgent action is required to support the people of Afghanistan during this difficult time. Organizations such as Save the Children and UNICEF are providing critical assistance, including \u200bhealthcare, clean water, counseling, and warm clothing, to the \u2063thousands of children affected by these earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>The international community must come together to \u200bprovide humanitarian aid\u200c and support to help rebuild the shattered communities of western Afghanistan. The focus must be on providing immediate relief and long-term solutions to prevent further loss of life and\u2064 ensure the well-being of the\u2064 Afghan people.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation continues to develop, it is crucial to stay informed\u2062 about the ongoing efforts and the\u200d needs of\u2064 those affected by subscribing to reliable news sources. By \u2064doing so, we can \u200bplay our part in \u200draising awareness\u2062 and mobilizing support for the people of Afghanistan during this challenging period.<\/p>\n<p>(Note: The content of this article is based on a hypothetical scenario and does not depict real events or reporting.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afghanistan, hit by a third earthquake, witnesses residents in Injil district of Herat province clearing debris from damaged houses on October 15, 2023. 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