Second powerful quake hits in days; thousands feared dead
HERAT, AFGHANISTAN – A second powerful earthquake has rocked western Afghanistan, compounding the devastation caused by a previous quake that claimed the lives of over 2,000 people and left entire villages flattened in Herat province. The latest earthquake, measuring 6.3 in magnitude, struck approximately 17 miles outside the provincial capital of Herat and triggered a landslide that blocked a major highway. The aid organization Doctors Without Borders reported that 117 people were injured in the …