The men lifted bodies out of the rubble. There were more than 30 bodies they needed to bury, too many for individual plots. A day after a massive earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, the death toll stood at around 1,000, with more than 1,600 injured.
Now, the question is whether foreign governments that have been loath to deal with the group will step in to help.So far, Biden administration officials have said they are monitoring the situation and assessing how best to help. The United States is “working with partners to deploy medical teams to provide immediate care to people affected, send assessment teams, and to maintain stocks of shelter supplies and relief items in the area to support initial response efforts,” the U.S.
On the ground, meanwhile, families in devastated villages spoke of being overwhelmed by the immediate task of digging through rubble for their loved ones — or finding a dry place to sleep. When the shaking stopped, she began to dig. After one hour, her children’s screams faded away. She kept digging for another eight hours until she reached their bodies.“When they stopped screaming, I knew they were dead,” she said, sitting exhausted at the hospital where she pleaded with doctors for more sedatives. “I just want to sleep,” she said weakly.
In Paktika’s Giyan district, Yasin, a doctor and former provincial council member, said he slept in the rain without food or shelter. About 1,100 families spent the night exposed to the elements, he estimated, adding that some charities and government representatives had promised tents and first aid but had not begun distributing them yet.The U.N. refugee agency said Thursday that it was “rushing” emergency shelters out of its warehouse in Kabul for distribution.
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