Afghanistan earthquake: wreckage crews search for survivors as much-needed aid arrives

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A resident of Jayan village in Afghanistan’s Paktia province is seen, Thursday, amid the debris of the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern part of the country. Officials said the quake has killed more than 1,000 people so far. Photo by EPA-EFE

June 23 (UPI) – Rescue teams in Afghanistan were still searching for survivors Thursday after a powerful earthquake struck the eastern part of the country, killing more than 1,000 people.

Authorities say more than 1,600 people are believed to have been infected and there are likely countless others still missing.

The 5.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning near Khost, which is located about 100 miles southeast of Kabul near the Afghan border with Pakistan.

Doctors on the ground in the disaster area said they feared that many children might be among the dead.

As crews in the rubble search for survivors, shipments of humanitarian aid arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday from neighboring countries, including Iran, Pakistan and Qatar.

“The aid of relief agencies included health aid, food, tents and blankets, but the crisis is widespread in the area and it is not enough,” the New York Times quoted Sanaullah Masoom, a spokesman for the governor of Paktika province, as saying. “We call on relief agencies to provide more food, health and humanitarian assistance.”

UN officials say the quake destroyed nearly 2,000 homes.

“The United Nations in Afghanistan is fully mobilized. Our teams are already on the ground to assess needs and provide initial support,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement. “We are counting on the international community to help support the hundreds of families affected by this latest disaster. Now is the time for solidarity.”

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said nearly $15 million in aid is needed to address the scale of the crisis.

The response to the disaster slowed down for various reasons, among them inadequate infrastructure and inconsistent management by the ruling Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan last August when US forces withdrew from the country.

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