Afghanistan authorities airdrop food, essential supplies by these affected by earthquake
(MENAFN) Afghan authorities have started delivering food and essential supplies by air to communities cut off by blocked roads in the wake of Sunday’s devastating earthquake, officials said Friday.
A local official from the interim administration in Kunar province, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Anadolu that helicopters are being used to distribute prepared food and necessary items to areas inaccessible by vehicles.
"Some roads in remote mountainous areas are still blocked, and aftershocks created significant difficulties for rescue teams to clear them," the official said.
The Afghan Red Crescent reported that Kunar province, the earthquake’s epicenter, has suffered at least 2,205 fatalities, with 3,640 people injured. Nangarhar province has seen at least 12 deaths, and injuries across all affected provinces have surpassed 4,000. More than 8,000 homes have been destroyed, according to the Red Crescent.
Amy Martin, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan, told Anadolu that aftershocks, blocked roads, and the sheer scale of destruction are slowing rescue and relief operations. She noted that Kunar has been particularly hard hit, with entire villages leveled.
International aid began arriving on Friday, including a $200,000 donation from the Chinese Red Cross to the interim administration, while Japanese Ambassador to Kabul Takayoshi Kuromiya delivered humanitarian assistance to local officials.
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