US EditionAfghanistan Quake Destroyed 5,230 Homes in 49 Villages — but the UN Hasn't Gotten to 362 Others
The earthquake has left 43,000 people with emergency food and shelter, while aid delivery is hampered by damaged roads and the threat of winter weather, UN officials said.
- The recent earthquake in Afghanistan destroyed 5,230 homes and affected up to 500,000 people, as reported by the United Nations.
- Shannon O'Hara stated that damaged roads hindered access to 441 affected villages, worsening assessments and humanitarian responses.
- Many families are living in tents without clean water or sanitation, raising concerns over potential cholera outbreaks.
- The Taliban are leading search and rescue efforts, and there have been no major obstructions to humanitarian aid operations according to O'Hara.
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Afghanistan quake destroyed 5,230 homes in 49 villages — but the UN hasn't gotten to 362 others
An initial United Nations assessment of the impact of Afghanistan’s recent deadly earthquake has found that 5,230 homes were destroyed and 672 were damaged in 49 villages — but the U.N. hasn’t been able to get to the vast majority of the remote villages.
UN Warns of Cholera Risk Among Afghan Earthquake Survivors - Khaama Press
The UN has warned that earthquake survivors in eastern Afghanistan face a high risk of cholera as 92 percent lack toilets, clean water, and basic healthcare. The United Nations has raised alarms over dire sanitation and health conditions in Afghanistan’s earthquake-hit eastern provinces, warning that cholera could soon break out. Shannon O’Hara, Head of Strategy at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that 92 p…
Preliminary United Nations assessments on the impact of the recent deadly earthquake in Afghanistan showed that 5230 houses were destroyed and 672 damaged in 49 villages, while the United Nations was unable to reach the vast majority of villages
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