Four Children Freeze to Death in Kunar, Afghanistan, UNICEF Says

UNICEF confirms deaths of four earthquake-affected children from cold in Afghanistan

Four children affected by the recent earthquake in Kunar province have died from extreme cold, UNICEF’s Representative in Afghanistan, Tajuddin Iwalay, confirmed this week. In a statement, Iwalay expressed deep regret over the deaths, which occurred in the “Zari Baba” camp in Nurgal district. He said the children succumbed to severe winter conditions and illnesses that could have been prevented with adequate support. He urged humanitarian organ…

UNICEF: Four Children Die from Pneumonia and Cold in Earthquake-Hit Kunar – KabulNow

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says four children have died from pneumonia and cold-related complications in earthquake-affected areas of Afghanistan's Kunar province. According to a statement from UNICEF, the children passed away last weekend in the "Zari Baba" displacement camp in Nurgal district. The victims were identified as Taqwa, a three-year-old boy; Osmani, a nine-month-old girl from the Sholat valley; and Zakaria, aged two…

Four Children Freeze to Death in Kunar, Afghanistan, UNICEF Says

UNICEF says four displaced children have died from severe cold in Kunar, Afghanistan, warning thousands more remain at risk as winter deepens. Four children affected by recent earthquakes in Afghanistan have died from cold in a displacement camp in Kunar province, UNICEF confirmed on Wednesday. Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan, said the deaths occurred in the Zari Baba camp in Nurgal district, where families displaced by …

Four children die from cold in quake camp in Herat, UNICEF says

Four young children have died from cold-related, preventable illnesses in an earthquake displacement camp in western Afghanistan’s Herat province, UNICEF said, urging donors to move quickly as winter temperatures drop below freezing. The children died in Zeri Baba camp, where thousands of families have been living in tents since powerful earthquakes struck Herat province in last year. UNICEF said the victims included two girls and two boys — all…