Afghan quake survivors without food and shelter as floods hamper relief effort


Heavy rain in quake-stricken Afghanistan has caused rockfalls and mudslides that have wiped out hamlets perched precariously on mountain slopes, while the weather and destruction hamper aid efforts. – EPA pic, June 24, 2022.

MANY survivors of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in more than two decades are today without food, shelter and water as they wait in devastated villages for relief workers to reach them, with rain compounding their misery.

Wednesday’s 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east along the border with Pakistan, killing more than 1,000 and leaving thousands homeless.


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