The death toll in the worst earthquake of Afghanistan In years he jumped to more than 1,100 on Tuesday (2), with thousands of injuries, the society of Crescent Red Afghan said.
At least 1,124 people died, 3,251 were injured and more than 8,000 homes were destroyed, the society, a humanitarian group that operates in the region, added that there are fears that more people are trapped under the rubble.
Rugged land made it difficult for rescue efforts in isolated villages from the east of the country.
The coordinator of Him In Afghanistan said the death toll will probably increase.
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The shaking, from magnitude 6it occurred around midnight, local time, from Monday (1st), to a shallow depth of 10 km, with the provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar in the east, being the hardest hit.
Rescue operations were performed in four severely hit villages in Kunar on Monday and efforts will now focus on reaching more remote mountainous areas, said Ehsanullah Ehsan, provincial disaster management.
“We cannot accurately predict how many bodies can still be stuck under the rubble,” said Ehsan. “Our effort is to complete these operations as soon as possible and start distributing help to affected families.”
The mountainous terrain and inclemented climate have made it difficult to access rescue teams to remote areas along the border with the Pakistanwhere .
Vehicle access through the narrow roads on the mountains was the main obstacle, said Ehsan, adding that machines were being brought to clean the rubble of the roads.
On Tuesday (2), a line of ambulances was on the roller-damaged road, trying to reach the villages of Kunar, while helicopters flew over, bringing help supplies and taking the injured to hospitals, according to a witness of the Reuters news agency.
Rescue teams and authorities are trying to get rid of animal carcasses quickly to minimize the risk of contamination of water resources, a UN authority said on Monday.
“Damaged roads, continuous secondary tremors and the remote location of many villages severely prevent the delivery of help,” the WHO (World Health Organization)adding that more than 12,000 people were affected by the earthquake.
“The fragility of the health system before the earthquake means that local capacity is overloaded, creating full dependence on external agents,” he said.
Foods and tents were desperately necessary, said Safidullah Noorzai of Aseel, a humanitarian technology platform with networks throughout Afghanistan.
With their ruins, many people were living in the open, fear of secondary tremors, he added.
Humanitarian aid cuts
Rescue work and humanitarian assistance has faced difficulties due to the scarcity of resources in the impoverished and devastated country guerrawith 42 million inhabitants, and the limited global aid after the tragedy.
So far, the UN and the International Red Cross in the delivery of essential health and emergency supplies.
A India He delivered a thousand tents and was carrying 15 tons of food supplies to kunar, with more relief materials to be sent on Tuesday (2).
Other countries, such as China, United Arab Emirates, European Union, Pakistan and Iran, have promised help, but it hasn’t arrived yet.
Afghanistan was harshly hit by the decision of the president of United States, Donald Trumpin January, to cut the financing for yours.
Crisis in other parts of the world, along with the frustration of donors with and restrictions on humanitarian workers, were a factor in financing cuts, according to humanitarian diplomats and authorities.
