Earthquake survivors need cash
An Afghan aid agency yesterday appealed for cash for survivors of a deadly earthquake, saying it had no room to store food and had enough tents and money for villagers to meet their particular needs would be most useful now.
Afghanistan's most destructive earthquake in decades struck a remote southeastern region near the Pakistani border on Wednesday last week, killing at least 1,000 people, injuring 2,000 and destroying 10,000 homes.
Among the dead were 155 children, with nearly 250 children injured and 65 orphaned, the UN humanitarian office (OCHA) said.
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