Three days after a deadly earthquake in Herat, the office of the economic deputy of the prime minister announced that Abdul Ghani Baradar had traveled to this province at the head of a delegation to visit the earthquake-affected areas.
According to Kabul 24; In the announcement that this office published today (Monday, 17 Mizan), it is stated that Mr. Mullah Baradar, along with visiting the earthquake affected areas, will also supervise the “fair distribution” of the collected aid to the affected people.
The Prime Minister’s Office announced yesterday that a special commission has been established to investigate the situation of earthquake victims in Herat with the membership of various departments.
AAA also announced yesterday that 1 million Afghanis have been allocated to deal with earthquake victims in Herat.
According to the statistics of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA), 1,23 people have died and 1,663 others have been injured in the Herat earthquake.
Ucha said in a report that he published last night that 516 other people are still missing in the earthquake affected areas. The agency said that search and rescue efforts are still ongoing and the number of casualties and injured people in this earthquake may increase.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale shook Zindajan district and a number of other districts of Herat province on Saturday.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid added that a total of 11,585 people were affected by the earthquake in Zindajan, Injil, Golran, Kehsan and Keshk Rabat Sangi districts.
According to Ucha, search and rescue operations are also ongoing. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale and at a depth of 14 kilometers from the ground shook Zindajan district and a number of other districts of Herat around 11:00 am on Saturday.
This earthquake was accompanied by several other aftershocks, which caused an increase in casualties and damages.
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Government for Combating Taliban Incidents, the number of dead and injured in this earthquake has reached 2,53.
Mullah Baradar is the first high-ranking government official to visit Herat earthquake victims.
