Assistance began to reach parts of eastern Afghanistan on Friday to help those who were injured and lost their homes in this week's deadly earthquake. This is because the number of deaths due to the earthquake increased and aftershocks struck. Same area.
Afghan state media said on Friday that the quake on Wednesday killed 1,150 people and the new aftermath killed five more. The United Nations has confirmed 1,036 deaths from the earthquake.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday that it had rushed to send a large amount of relief supplies and support staff to the area.
UNHCR said in a statement that supplies including 600 tents, 4,200 blankets, 1,200 water containers, 1,200 buckets, 1,200 plastic sheets, 600 kitchen sets and 1,200 solar lamps in the area. Said that he was dispatched to. Authorities said supplies were sent by nine trucks from Kabul on Thursday. The
5.9 earthquake occurred on Wednesday in remote areas of eastern and southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border. According to state media, the most damaged states were Paktika and hosts, with nearly 3,000 homes destroyed in the state.
Another UN agency, UNICEF, said Friday that the team was on the ground within hours of the quake.
From the capital Kabul, UNICEF Afghanistan representative Mohamed Ayoya said the agency provides emergency medicine and medicines, as well as kits to treat children with diarrhea and prevent the spread of cholera. Stated. Risks due to damage to the water system and limited hygiene.
He said 121 children had died in the quake, but that numbers are likely to increase. An additional 70 children were injured.
Aid has also begun to arrive from Pakistan, Iran, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Other countries such as India, Japan and South Korea have announced that they are sending aid.
Afghanistan Disaster Ministry spokesman Mohammad Nasim Haqqani told Reuters that there were not enough supplies, especially medicines and other medicines, to deal with the aftermath of such a major earthquake. Told.
Haqqani told Reuters that the search for survivors of the quake ended only 48 hours after the quake, but details why the search was stopped so quickly. Not done.
The United States says the earthquake was the worst that hit the country in the last 20 years. Authorities say the quake buried the entire family in some areas, as many people happened while sleeping in mud houses.
Some information in this report was provided by The Associated Press and Reuters.
