Afghan men assess the damage to a house destroyed by an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Reuters
Afghan men assess the damage to a house destroyed by an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Reuters
An Afghan girl carries empty water containers in Gayan village after the quake. Reuters
An Afghan girl carries empty water containers in Gayan village after the quake. Reuters
A Taliban helicopter takes off after bringing aid to Gayan. Reuters
A Taliban helicopter takes off after bringing aid to Gayan. Reuters
A Gayan villager carries a sack of food aid. Reuters
A Gayan villager carries a sack of food aid. Reuters
Afghan men receive bread in Gayan village. Reuters
Afghan men receive bread in Gayan village. Reuters
Rescuers search for survivors amid the ruins of a house in Gayan village. Reuters
Rescuers search for survivors amid the ruins of a house in Gayan village. Reuters
Afghans dig a common grave for their relatives killed by the earthquake in Gayan village. AP
Afghans dig a common grave for their relatives killed by the earthquake in Gayan village. AP
Afghan children stand in front of a tent in Gayan village after the earthquake destroyed several homes. AP
Afghan children stand in front of a tent in Gayan village after the earthquake destroyed several homes. AP
A child walks amidst the ruins of damaged houses after an earthquake struck Bernal district in Paktika province. AFP
A child walks amidst the ruins of damaged houses after an earthquake struck Bernal district in Paktika province. AFP
A child walks amid the debris of a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district. AFP
A child walks amid the debris of a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district. AFP
Rescue workers and local residents survey a damaged house after an earthquake hit the village of Gayan in Paktia province, Afghanistan. EPA
Rescue workers and local residents survey a damaged house after an earthquake hit the village of Gayan in Paktia province, Afghanistan. EPA
A resident surveys the damage. EPA
A resident surveys the damage. EPA
Ambulances and cars transport the injured to hospital. EPA
Ambulances and cars transport the injured to hospital. EPA
Afghans walk by a destroyed house in the village of Gyan. AP
Afghans walk by a destroyed house in the village of Gyan. AP
An Afghan child is treated in hospital. AFP
An Afghan child is treated in hospital. AFP
Afghan people queue up to donate blood to earthquake victims. AFP
Afghan people queue up to donate blood to earthquake victims. AFP
Houses have been reduced to rubble. AFP
Houses have been reduced to rubble. AFP
An Afghan girl stands near a house damaged by the earthquake. AP
An Afghan girl stands near a house damaged by the earthquake. AP
An Afghan man sits near what's left of his house. AP
An Afghan man sits near what's left of his house. AP
Injured children rest inside a hospital in the city of Sharan. AFP
Injured children rest inside a hospital in the city of Sharan. AFP
Afghan boys site near their damaged house that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. AP
Afghan boys site near their damaged house that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. AP
An Afghan villager sits near his damaged house that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. AP
An Afghan villager sits near his damaged house that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. AP
An Afghan villager collects his belongings from under the rubble of his home that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. AP
An Afghan villager collects his belongings from under the rubble of his home that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. AP
A government helicopter evacuates injured people in Gayan district. AP
A government helicopter evacuates injured people in Gayan district. AP
Dwellings in many rural areas of Afghanistan are unstable or poorly built, increasing the damage caused by earthquakes. Bakhtar News Agency
Dwellings in many rural areas of Afghanistan are unstable or poorly built, increasing the damage caused by earthquakes. Bakhtar News Agency
Many houses were destroyed in Paktika.
Many houses were destroyed in Paktika.
The body of a child is recovered following the quake, which was also felt in Pakistan and India.
The body of a child is recovered following the quake, which was also felt in Pakistan and India.

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Afghanistan earthquake aftershock ends in more deaths

Villagers have been digging through the rubble by hand in search of survivors

The National

June 24, 2022

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An aftershock shook eastern Afghanistan on Friday, two days after an earthquake killed more than 1,150 people and ruined thousands of homes.

Local media reported five more deaths in Gayan district as a result of the aftershock, which Pakistan’s Meteorological Department reported as a 4.2 magnitude quake.

The magnitude 6 quake on Wednesday, which struck at night as people were sleeping, left thousands without shelter and brought into sharp focus the compounding needs of the country.

The country of 38 million people was already in the midst of a worsening economic crisis that had plunged millions deep into poverty, with more than a million children at risk of severe malnutrition.

After the Taliban took over the country in August 2021, much of the international community cut them off financially, freezing assets abroad.

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This has affected the group's ability to respond to the aftermath of the earthquake. Aid agencies have stepped in but progress is slow due to the remoteness of the area.

Aid organisations such as the local Red Crescent and World Food Programme have stepped in to assist the most vulnerable families with food and other emergency needs such as tents and sleeping mats in Paktika province, the epicentre of the earthquake, and neighbouring Khost province.

Villagers have been burying their dead and digging through the rubble by hand in search of survivors.

The Taliban director of the state-run Bakhtar News Agency said on Friday that the death toll stood at 1,150 people, up from previous reports of 1,000 killed.

Abdul Wahid Rayan said at least 1,600 people were injured.

The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs has put the death toll at 770 people.

It is not clear how death toll counts are being reached, given the difficulties of accessing and communicating with the affected villages. Either grim toll would make the quake Afghanistan’s deadliest in two decades.

State media reported that about 3,000 homes were destroyed or badly damaged. In the district of Gayan, at least 1,000 homes were damaged by the earthquake. Another 800 homes in the Spera district of Khost province were also damaged.

While modern buildings withstand magnitude 6 earthquakes elsewhere, Afghanistan’s mud-brick homes and landslide-prone mountains make such quakes more dangerous.

Roads in the area are so poorly paved and difficult to navigate that some villages in Gayan District take a full day to reach from Kabul, though it is only 175 kilometres away.

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