Herat Earthquake Leaves Over 1,200 People Dead, Says UN

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that the earthquake on Saturday left 1,294 people dead and injured 1,688 others in the Zindajan district of Herat province alone.

According to OCHA, another 485 people, including 191 men and 294 women, are missing.

According to the UN agency, six schools, three kindergartens, and two educational centres in this district were fully destroyed and eight other schools were partially damaged.

The United Nations added that 33 unaccompanied minors, 17 unaccompanied elderly, and 53 female-headed households have been identified as victims.

Meanwhile, on the third day after Herat's deadly earthquake, search operations continue among the ruins to find the missing people.

On Saturday, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolted Herat province.