Xinhua News Agency reporters drove westward from the Afghan capital Kabul for 22 hours and entered Herat Province on the 8th, where the epicenter of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake was located the day before. Collapsed houses can be seen everywhere. Due to years of war, the road from Kabul to Herat has already been bombed out and riddled with holes. The reporter saw vehicles with logos such as the World Health Organization and the Afghan Red Crescent Society rushing towards the disaster area along the way. Entering Herat Province, collapsed adobe houses can be seen everywhere, with widespread water and power outages and communication signals interrupted. Due to severe damage to infrastructure, the speed at which rescue forces can enter the disaster area is limited. On the street outside a hospital in Herat City, the capital of Herat Province, villager Husseini is receiving infusion treatment, with blood oozing from his leg and bandages. At the moment of the earthquake, accompanied by a loud bang, the houses in our village collapsed one after another. Fortunately, my family was outside the house, and I took shelter in time, but my leg was injured, "Husseini told reporters. As the number of casualties continues to rise, hospitals in Herat City have become overloaded, with insufficient medical staff and beds. Non seriously injured patients such as Hosseini can only receive treatment on carpets or makeshift beds laid on the street. According to the measurement of China Earthquake Networks Center, two earthquakes with magnitude of 6.2 occurred in northwest Afghanistan on the 7th, with focal depth of 10km. On the 8th, Jianan Saik, spokesperson for the National Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Department of the Provisional Government of Afghanistan, said that the earthquake caused the destruction of 1340 houses in Herat, Badghis, and Farah provinces. We will never give up a glimmer of hope. "More than a day has passed since the earthquake, and villagers living around Herat city and other areas in the province are still waiting for rescue, many of whom have joined the search and rescue team. In the most severely affected district of Zindajan in Herat Province, reporters saw scattered ruins, with women and children gathering in open spaces to escape potential aftershocks. Due to the lack of rescue equipment, men and rescue workers can only dig through the ruins with bare hands together, searching for survivors or the remains of the victims. The head of the disaster management department in Herat Province, Moussa Ashari, told reporters on the 8th that 13 villages in the Zindajan district have been completely destroyed. Villager Khalid said, "My child is still in the ruins, and I will never give up any hope. Multiple non-governmental organizations have also actively participated and provided food, drinking water, and temporary shelter for disaster victims. As night fell, supplies such as water, food, and medicine gradually arrived in the disaster area. Villagers turned on emergency lights and rushed to carry out search and rescue operations. (New News Agency)