Earthquake survivors in Afghanistan are in dire need of temporary housing to stave off the cold as temperatures drop to near freezing at night in some areas.

The Taliban interim government says more than 2,000 people have died and around 2,000 houses were flattened after two magnitude-6.3 quakes hit the western part of Afghanistan on Saturday.

Local weather authorities say some affected areas have seen temperatures dip close to zero degrees Celsius at night over the past few days.

They also say the weather is expected to become even colder with the mercury possibly falling below minus 10 degrees in winter.

Many survivors in the disaster-hit areas are living in tents provided by international organizations. But they say they have difficulty in sleeping in tents in increasingly severe cold weather. Some people searched for blankets in their collapsed homes.

A woman said her 15-year-old daughter remains trapped under her collapsed house. She said she couldn't sleep at night because of the cold.

She called on the Taliban to provide shelters where evacuees can feel safe.

Four days after the devastating earthquakes, people in the afflicted areas face the challenge of securing temporary housing as well as food and drinking water.