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UN: Afghanistan earthquake destroys nearly 2,000 houses

“We believe that about 2,000 houses were destroyed,” Ramiz Alekperov, UN humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, told reporters from Kabul. | Font: AFP or licensors | Photographer: @Alham24992157

According to the United Nations, the earthquake in Afghanistan It destroyed about 2,000 homes, and a shortage of equipment is making it difficult to find survivors, a spokesman for the organization said Wednesday.

“We believe that about 2,000 houses were destroyed,” Ramiz Alekperov, UN humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, told reporters from Kabul.

On Wednesday, an earthquake hit a remote border region of eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people, though the death toll is expected to rise.

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Informing journalists at headquarters UNin New York, Alekperov stressed that the number of displaced people would be much higher, as “the average size of an Afghan family is at least seven to eight people” and that sometimes several families live in one house.

Alekbarov stated that “the de facto authorities” AfghanistanThe Taliban sent more than 50 ambulances and four or five helicopters to the hard-hit Paktika province, and also provided financial assistance to the families of the victims.

However, he suggested that the lack of equipment was making rescue efforts in the area difficult.

“Our detachments do not have special equipment to bring people out from under the rubble. This should depend mainly on the efforts of the de facto authorities, who also have certain restrictions in this regard,” he said.

(According to AFP)

Source: RPP

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