Afghanistan's historic Blue Mosque broken by earthquake – DW

[ad_1] The historic Blue Mosque of Mazar-e-Sharif was broken within the earthquake in northern Afghanistan , officers confirmed on Monday.

In a video from Afghan on-line information outlet TOLOnews confirmed particles on the bottom across the constructing, though the primary construction remained standing.

The highly effective 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck simply earlier than daybreak on Monday.

The Taliban authorities's Tradition Ministry pledged to instantly take "the required measures to evaluate and restore the harm."

Injury could possibly be seen from the highest of the mosque Picture: Sirat Noori/AP Picture/image alliance

The present blue tiled mosque and shrine of Mazar-e-Sharif, a metropolis of 523,000, dates again to the fifteenth century and the location is honored by Muslims.

Initially, a shrine was constructed on the location within the twelfth century, because it was believed to be the resting place of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammad.

That unique shrine was destroyed by the Mongol invasion within the thirteenth century.

The present construction was constructed within the fifteenth century Picture: Mohammad Balabuluki/Center East Pictures/AFP/Getty Pictures

Second earthquake in lower than 6 months

The earthquake struck the northern a part of the nation at simply earlier than 1 a.m. native time Monday (8:30 p.m. GMT) some 22 kilometers from Kholm, close to Mazar-i-Sharif in Balk Province, in accordance with the US Geological Survey (USGS).

At the very least 20 individuals had been killed and greater than 600 had been injured, in accordance with authorities.

Ihsanullah Kamgar, spokesperson for the police headquarters for the close by province of Badakhshan, mentioned the quake additionally affected that space.

Kamgar mentioned some 800 homes in a single village within the Shahr-e-Bozorg district, had been partially or utterly destroyed

He added that a lack of internet within the distant space meant nonetheless no correct casualty figures could possibly be reported.

Greater than a dozen had been killed and a whole bunch had been injured by the earthquake Picture: Atif Aryan/AFP/Getty Pictures

Humanitarian group save the kids mentioned it was dispatching a staff to Samangan Province.

"As temperatures fall, 1000's of youngsters within the earthquake-devastated east of the nation are going through the winter with solely tents for defense from the rain and snow," mentioned Samira Sayed Rahman, Save the Youngsters's program growth and advocacy director in Afghanistan.

The quake in northern Afghanistan comes simply three months after the mountain nation had already suffered a major earthquake in August , which hit the japanese a part of the nation, killing more than 2,200 people and leaving a whole bunch of houses destroyed.

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