Cordial visual visuals appear from Afghanistan after one of the deadliest earthquakes of the country in recent years and have claimed more than 800 lives. According to officials, at least 2,800 others were injured because the helicopters were taken over by injured hospitals and rescuers went through the debris in search of survivors, Reuters reported.
Several videos and photos of shared online shows have collapsed houses, panicked inhabitants and rescue efforts that develop in distant mountain areas along the Pakistani border. The earthquake, the size of 6.0, hit around midnight at a depth of 10 km and left behind the widespread devastation.
The whole village demolished
Officials said the earthquake destroyed three villages in the province of Kunar Au for several others left considerable damage. At least 610 people were killed only in Kunar, while 12 deaths were reported from neighboring Nangarhar. The authorities warned that tolls could increase because many secluded areas remain cut off, reported agencies agencies agency agency, which further reported.
Military rescue teams were deployed, and the Ministry of Defense confirmed that 40 flights were already evacuating more than 420 people. The shots have shown that residents transport injured ambulances, often with the help of security staff and doctors.
The humanitarian crisis deepens
The Afghan Taliban administration, which is already struggling with decreasing help and widespread poverty, is trying to cope with the disaster. Sharafat Zaman, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Kabul, called on urgent international support: “Many people have lost their lives and homes. We need help.”
This is the third main earthquake hit by Afghanistan because the Taliban took control in 2021. The earthquake of 6.1 in 2022 killed 1,000 people, while others in the western herat last year left the villages in debris.
International funding for Afghanistan has decreased drastically – from $ 3.8 billion in 2022 to only $ 767 million this year. Agency agencies warn that donor fatigue associated with global crises and limitations of Afghan women made it difficult to raise funds for help.
Global reaction
So far, no foreign governments have expanded direct assistance in rescue or auxiliary operations. However, China announced its readiness to provide assistance, while the UN Secretary General António Guterres said the UN mission in Afghanistan is preparing to support the affected.
Afghanistan sits on the main fault line where Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, which is very susceptible to deadly earthquakes. For many villages still living in makeshift hiding after previous disasters, the latest tragedy has only deepened the ongoing humanitarian emergency situation.
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