8022714 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/desperate-people-dig-out-dead-and-injured-from-earthquakes-that-killed-over-2000-in-afghanistan/articleshow/104264890.cmsA powerful earthquake in western Afghanistan has killed at least 2,000 people and left entire villages flattened. Desperate rescue efforts are underway, with locals using their bare hands and shovels to dig through the rubble. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.2023-10-08T18:17+0200timesofindia-d6c86eb6de0cec42db988ed76305969c20231008181700https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/world-news-desperate-people-dig-out-dead-and-injured-from-quakes-that-killed-over-2000-in-afghanistan-5472181.htmlIslamabad, Oct 8 (AP) Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan on Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people. Entire villages were flattened, bodies were trapped under collapsed....2023-10-08T18:03+0200latestly-e41c5fcf6cee33a392c760e436fb281a20231008180300https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/2622686-desperate-people-dig-out-dead-and-injured-from-quakes-that-killed-over-2000-in-afghanistanDesperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan It was followed by strong aftershocks.A Taliban government spokesman on Sunday provided the toll that, if confirmed, would make it one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.2023-10-08T17:57+0200devdiscourse-8e707b5f88f146613617e034dc5989bd20231008175700https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press7e_000050.htmlI am deeply saddened by the large number of deaths and the extensive damage that was caused by the earthquake in Herat prefecture in western Afghanistan that occurred on October 7, 2023. We offer our condolences regarding the loss of life and to the bereaved families. I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to the victims of the disaster.2023-10-08T17:31+0200mofa-go-jp-ab2dfcde5f26cc9eae8badfd996738dd20231008173100