Afghanistan earthquake: $ 15 million aid needed

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the Turkish Red Crescent in Afghanistan sent humanitarian aid to the victims.

A Taliban spokesman said aid was also coming from Qatar, Iran and Pakistan - after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake claimed more than a thousand lives.

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23/06/2022

Thursday, 23 June 2022, 10:19 Updated: 12:22

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In video: Afghanistan mourns earthquake victims (Photo: Reuters)

The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday (Wednesday) after the deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that it had mobilized "all the resources" from across the country, with field staffs providing medicine and emergency support.

However, according to the organization, "resources are scarce here."

According to experts, the most immediate needs include medical care and transfer of the wounded, provision of shelter and equipment for the displaced, water and food and clothing.

The UN distributed medical supplies and sent mobile crews to Afghanistan - but warned that it has no search and rescue capabilities, and that neighboring countries also do not have much capability.

At least 1,000 people were killed in an earthquake last night (Wednesday) in eastern Afghanistan on the Pakistan border. With a magnitude of 6.1, according to the Geological Survey of the United States, this is the deadliest earthquake in Afghanistan in two decades.

In the video: Hundreds killed in an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan (documented on social media)

The United States is no longer present in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of its forces and the collapse of the US-backed Afghan government.

Like other countries, the United States has no official ties with the Taliban, which now controls the country.

Turkey is the country capable of providing assistance, said Ramiz Alkabrov, the UN special envoy to Afghanistan. He said the Turkish embassy in Afghanistan was "waiting for an official request.

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The aid also comes from Qatar, Iran and Pakistan, with planes and trucks carrying supplies of medicine, tents and tarpaulins.

$ 15 million in aid is needed to respond to the disaster," Alkabrov said.

They should rely on authorities that are limited in this respect.

I have no reports of their progress in the mountainous area, "he added.

The information about the damage is limited.

The media is disrupted due to bad weather that also hurts the transfer efforts of the wounded, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

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