Humanitarian aid workers are calling for more international help for survivors of a series of powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan.
The governing Taliban say the death toll from two magnitude-6.3 quakes on Saturday has risen to 2,053.
International organizations have begun sending supplies to affected regions.
UN children's agency UNICEF has sent clothes and sanitary products. The World Food Programme says it distributed food to 700 households.
Pakistan announced on Sunday that it is ready to provide food and medicine and dispatch rescue teams.
A spokesperson of the Afghan Red Crescent Society told NHK that survivors are facing shortages of food and medical supplies.
The spokesperson said supplies distributed so far won't be enough for people to survive the region's harsh winter.
The governing Taliban say the death toll from two magnitude-6.3 quakes on Saturday has risen to 2,053.
International organizations have begun sending supplies to affected regions.
UN children's agency UNICEF has sent clothes and sanitary products. The World Food Programme says it distributed food to 700 households.
Pakistan announced on Sunday that it is ready to provide food and medicine and dispatch rescue teams.
A spokesperson of the Afghan Red Crescent Society told NHK that survivors are facing shortages of food and medical supplies.
The spokesperson said supplies distributed so far won't be enough for people to survive the region's harsh winter.
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Call for international aid as death toll from Afghanistan earthquakes reaches 2,053. International organizations sending supplies; UNICEF providing clothes and sanitary products, WFP food to 700 households. Pakistan offering food, medicine, rescue teams. Survivors face shortages of food and
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ID: cef86043-5f5b-461d-aa69-cfc14767e085
Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231009_23/
Date: Oct. 9, 2023
Created: 2023/10/09 21:26
Updated: 2025/12/08 22:45
Last Read: 2023/10/10 07:25