100 killed, 500 injured as magnitude 6.3 quakes hit western Afghanistan

Residents clear debris from a damaged house after earthquake in Sarbuland village in Herat province, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2023. © Mohsen Karimi, AFP

Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said.

The United Nations gave a preliminary figure of 320 dead, but later said the figure was still being verified. Local authorities gave an estimate of 100 people killed and 500 injured, according to the same update from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.