Aid agency UNICEF says it has delivered more than 80 tons of medical supplies to the earthquake-hit region of Afghanistan.
The goods arrived in the capital Kabul on Monday. Representatives of Unicef Afghanistan spoke of it as a “lifeline for thousands of children and families”.
More than 2,000 people have been killed and thousands injured in several earthquakes in Afghanistan’s Herat province since early October, according to local media reports. At least 1,400 people have been killed, according to the United Nations. Thousands of houses have been destroyed. Many people camp in the open air for fear of new earthquakes.
Unicef and other aid organizations warn that the situation is worsening, especially as winter approaches. “We urgently call for additional resources to support 96,000 children affected by the recent earthquakes in western Afghanistan,” UNICEF said.
(yam/sda/dpa)
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