“Every street you travel, you hear sadness,” after the earthquake in Afghanistan

• The earthquake struck shortly after 1:30 in the morning.
• A few helicopters arrived to assist, but they can only move the dead bodies.
• Aid organizations are providing individuals in need with food, medicine, and temporary housing.

A few helicopters arrived to assist, but it’s unclear what else they can do besides move the dead bodies.

One Afghan described the scene in this way after a strong earthquake claimed hundreds of lives.

The early morning earthquake caused houses to fall and crush those who were sleeping inside.

If they were able to get to the damaged areas at all, rescuers have occasionally dug with little more than their own hands. It is difficult to go to rural eastern Afghanistan. As the image clears, the toll is anticipated to rise.

“The earthquake struck shortly after 1:30 in the morning. I was terrified. I looked for my friends. Some of them lost family members. Despite having destroyed homes, some people are fine “Ahmad Nour stated.

“The sirens of the ambulances can be heard all around you. I had conversations. They are very angry. They lost the people they loved. They are in a terrible predicament.”

A dangerous situation was reported by witnesses at the scene. One journalist remarked, “You hear folks lamenting the deaths of their loved ones everywhere you go.”

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Although there are no official relief professionals there, he claimed that residents of nearby towns and cities had come to rescue individuals.

“When I got there this morning, I by myself discovered 40 dead bodies. The majority of them are extremely small youngsters.”

Afghans already experience difficulty on a number of levels. The nation has undergone decades of conflict, and poverty is pervasive. Many nations reduced development assistance when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last year.

Services that are already overburdened are unlikely to be able to handle it.

One doctor from Paktika’s Gayan area claimed that “doctors and nurses are among the victims.”

“We didn’t have enough people and facilities before the earthquake, and now the earthquake has wrecked the little we had. I don’t know how many of our colleagues are still alive.”

Aid organisations are making an effort to assist, but communication and water availability are making things more difficult. They are concentrating on providing individuals in need with food, medicine, and temporary housing.

According to Sam Mort of Unicef, “We have our mobile health and nutrition teams in the impacted districts offering first aid to individuals who are hurt.”

“Aid trucks with items like hygiene kits, blankets, tents, and tarpaulins are also on their way. Rain is pouring down right now, which makes the rescue operations more difficult.”

He continued, “And of course this is against a background of communities of people who were famished, were destitute, were ill, and were suffering from the drought.

“This population is not robust and resilient.”

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