Another strong earthquake shook Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, just days after two major earthquakes in the area killed thousands of people and flattened buildings. Wednesday’s 6.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in the northwest region of the country, 17 miles outside of Herat, and originated 9 miles deep, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Herat’s regional hospital received…
International aid groups in Afghanistan are scrambling to send help to survivors of this weekend’s earthquake in the west of the country which left more than 2,000 people dead and many more injured in a war-ravaged nation already stricken by an economic crisis.
The United Nations and several countries are lining up aid for Afghanistan after a devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the northwest killed more than 2,000 people. Below are some facts about the pledges so far, as U.N. agencies try to assess the damage and casualties in Herat province in northwestern Afghanistan. The U.N. humanitarian coordinator has approved a $5 million emergency reserve allocation from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF).