A chilling video has emerged from Afghanistan, capturing the raw terror of a major aftershock that rocked a hospital already overwhelmed by a devastating earthquake. The footage, filmed by a doctor inside the medical facility, shows the very walls and ceilings shaking violently.
The 6.3 magnitude tremor struck the western region of Herat on Wednesday, just days after a initial quake on Saturday claimed over 2,000 lives and left thousands more injured and homeless.
In the tense video, the medic can be heard speaking as the room begins to violently shudder around him. The camera pans to show ceiling fixtures swaying and the entire structure groaning under the stress, a stark reminder of the ongoing danger facing survivors and rescue teams.
This latest aftershock has further crippled emergency response efforts, causing panic among a population already pushed to the brink. Many survivors, who lost their homes in the initial disaster, have been sleeping in the open, terrified of returning to any unstable buildings.
International aid agencies are scrambling to provide shelter, food, and medical supplies to the region, but the damaged infrastructure and continued seismic activity present immense challenges for the humanitarian operation.
