Afghanistan hit by third earthquake in a week
Afghanistan hit by third earthquake in a week
The magnitude 6.3 quake struck the Herat province, which has already been devastated by recent tremors.
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Kind of curious when the Taliban will start their Jihad against the earthquakes.
Now! 🌎🫨🤬💣💥
Jihab literally mean "striving" or "struggling".
Given their enforcement of other hidebound traditions, they'll probably continue to rebuild with the same deadly methods.
"Unreinforced adobe construction with traditional building methods is the dominant style of rural construction across much of the Asian interior. Homes and other buildings consist of a thick flat or domed roof of dried mud supported by timber, siting on walls of mud brick or, in the case of the recently damaged villages in Afghanistan, of stone blocks cemented with dried mud.
These building styles are well suited to the climatic conditions. They insulate from extreme heat and cold and make use of cheap and locally sourced materials. They are, however, susceptible to collapse from shaking, with the collapse of their heavy walls and roofs leading to high fatality rates."
(From an article, August 2022, Temblor.net)