Helping Earthquake Victims, Iranian Red Crescent Volunteers Sent to Afghanistan

The head of the Red Crescent of Iran's South Khorasan province announced the dispatch of a team of rescue volunteers from this province to the earthquake-hit areas in Afghanistan. Mohammad Ali Kaousi, Head of the Red Crescent Society of South Khorasan Province of Iran, said on Saturday (7/10/2023), "After the earthquake occurred in northwest Afghanistan, based on principles, brotherhood and neighborliness, the Red Crescent Society of South Khorasan Province of Iran has formed a team "fast response. capacity of 15 people and their equipment to be sent to Afghanistan,". "South Khorasan Province, as a neighbor since the earthquake occurred, immediately evaluated and sent an assessment team to rural border areas in Afghanistan, and prepared itself to help people affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan," said Ali Kaousi. An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale rocked large parts of Afghanistan on Saturday morning. The epicenter of this earthquake was near the city of Herat, northwest Afghanistan, and the depth of the earthquake was 10 km. In its report, the UN announced that the death toll from this earthquake was more than 320 people. The intensity of this earthquake was so strong that it was felt in parts of Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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