Rescuers search for survivors after deadly Afghan quake

Herat, Afghanistan (AFP) Jan 18, 2022

Rescuers searched Tuesday for survivors of a powerful earthquake in a remote western region of Afghanistan that killed at least 22 people and caused "massive" damage to buildings, officials said. Monday afternoon's shallow 5.3-magnitude quake jolted Qadis district in Badghis province, a rural area not easily accessible by road. "The earthquake caused massive damage to houses, about 700 t