Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Mashhad: Mohammad Ali Kaousi, CEO of South Khorasan Red Crescent Society, said today (Sunday): Based on friendship, brotherhood and neighborliness, following the earthquake in northwestern Afghanistan, which occurred in Razavi Khorasan and parts of South Khorasan provinces was also felt. The rapid response team of the Red Crescent of this province with capacity, 2 trainers and search dogs, three emergency treatment team members, five rescuers and five emergency accommodation rescuers along with full equipment such as ambulances and assistance vehicles to the country Neighbors were dispatched.
According to IRNA, expressing his regret over the terrible earthquake in Afghanistan and the loss of life and injuries of a number of Afghan citizens, he said: South Khorasan Province, as a neighbor since the earthquake occurred, while evaluating and sending assessment teams to the border rural areas of the province, preparedness He announced himself to help the people affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan.
The CEO of the South Khorasan Red Crescent Society said: With the call of the head of the Red Crescent Society, the quick response team of the Red Crescent Society was sent to Afghanistan with full equipment and under the supervision of the deputy of the province's rescue and relief organization.
He added: The teams of South Khorasan province are doing their best to alleviate the pain of the injured.
Yesterday, Kaousi announced the readiness of the South Khorasan Red Crescent Society following the earthquake in Afghanistan.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the scale of internal earth waves (Richter) shook large areas of Afghanistan on Saturday, October 15, which was also felt in Razavi Khorasan and South Khorasan provinces.
The intensity of the earthquake was so strong that it shook Mashhad, the capital of Razavi Khorasan, and Birjand, the capital of South Khorasan province, but according to the officials, there was no damage in these provinces.
The center of this earthquake was announced around the city of Herat, located in the northwest of Afghanistan, which was fully felt in parts of Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and had several aftershocks.
South Khorasan shares a 331-kilometer border with Afghanistan in the four cities of Zirkoh, Madhim, Sarbisheh and Nahbandan.