Accidents & Disasters

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced that the United Nations has allocated five million dollars to assist the earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan.

China, Iran, India, Turkey and Pakistan have provided cash, food and non-food assistance to earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in the provincial capital and five districts of eastern Kunar province, has climbed to 1,411 with 3,124 others injured, while 5,412 houses have been destroyed.

The UK Foreign Office has allocated £1 million in emergency aid to help victims of the recent earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, saying the money would be distributed through UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC).

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 1,124, with 3,251 people injured and more than 8,000 houses destroyed, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said on Tuesday.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Canada and Switzerland have extended condolences and pledged assistance following a deadly earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan.

The Indian Foreign Minister expressed condolences to his Afghan counterpart over Sunday night’s earthquake during a telephone call and confirmed that India had delivered 1,000 tents and 15 tons of food supplies to Afghanistan.

Pakistan and India, expressing solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, have voiced their readiness to provide assistance to those affected by the deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

he death toll from the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has reached 812, with more than 2,800 people injured. The government has formed a special committee to coordinate the response and allocated 100 million afghanis for immediate relief.

Iran on Monday expressed sympathy for Afghanistan’s earthquake victims, particularly the families of the deceased, and announced its readiness to assist the Afghan government with relief and rescue efforts in the eastern provinces.

The United Nations, the European Union, Japan and Turkey have expressed deep sorrow over the deadly earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night and have sent teams to provide urgent assistance to the affected communities.

At least 622 people have been killed, 1,555 others injured and a large number of houses destroyed following an earthquake in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Monday.