At least 50 people were injured due to the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that shook western Afghanistan this Wednesdaywhere rescue teams are located after the devastating earthquakes last Saturday, which left more than 2,400 dead.

“About 50 people were injured in today’s earthquake in different parts of the city” of Herat, said a doctor at the Herat Regional Hospital, who preferred not to reveal his name, aboard one of the emergency ambulances that travel through the city. to care for the victims.

Earthquake, 6.3 degrees and 10 kilometers deepd, was recorded 28 kilometers northwest of the province of Afghanistan at 05:41 local time, 00:41 GMT, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS, in English).

The earthquake was followed by two others of magnitude 5.0 and 4.1 with very close epicenters, each about 20 minutes apart, according to the same source. “Herat was again shaken by a strong earthquake, Herat ambulances are patrolling in the city of Herat to take the possible injured to health centers,” said the deputy director general of Afghanistan’s National Radio and Television under Taliban control, Hedayatullah Hedayat.

City residents immediately abandoned homes in residential areas to stay on the streets for fear of another catastrophe like last weekend.

This new tremor occurs after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that shook western Afghanistan last Saturday, affecting especially the district of Zindah Jan, located in the homonymous province of Herat, where so far the authorities confirmed 2,400 dead and more than 2,000 injured.

It is estimated that 12,110 people, including 1,730 families, were affected by the earthquake in five districts of the province of Herat, where the tremors occurred, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported this Tuesday in a letter.

The Taliban government estimates that about 4,500 were killed or injured by the earthquake, but “it is difficult to pinpoint the exact number of dead and injured,” Taliban government Ministry of Disaster Management spokesman Mullah said on Monday. Janan Sayeq. The new earthquake occurs amid the devastation of the area where 20 villages have been destroyed.