62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > Photo from the archive. The consequences of the earthquake that occurred in Afghanistan in October 2023. The UN provides assistance to victims of the earthquake in Afghanistan Humanitarian assistance The UN will do everything possible to help the residents of Afghanistan to those affected by the earthquake. This was stated by UN Secretary General Antoniu Guterrish on Monday. Six points by force of six points led to victims and destruction. Hundreds of people were injured, mainly residents of the districts remote from the center. word support “I express complete solidarity with the people of Afghanistan after the destructive earthquake that occurred today in the country,” said Guterrysh in the online figure. – I transfer the deepest condolences to the families of the dead and wish the wounded speedy recovery. The UN team in Afghanistan is mobilized and will make every effort to help those in need of injured areas. ~ 60 > hundreds of houses collapsed 60 > several UN agencies reported destruction in four eastern provinces, Including Nangarhar and Kunar, where employees and humanitarian partners are already helping. ~ 60 > according to eyewitnesses, hundreds of houses collapsed in mountain villages, where buildings are often erected by tiers, one above the other. “When an earthquake of such a force occurs, the houses are literally showered down from top to bottom,” said Salam al-Jabani from the UN children’s fund (UNICEF). “Such a large number of losses are explained by the fact that this happened late at night, when people slept in their homes.” 60 ~ p >The UN Helicopter Service of the UN planned additional flights between Kabul and Jalalabad for the delivery of employees and goods. people under the rubble 62 ~ according to the messages, the earthquake occurred near the midnight Local time, which increased fears that many of the victims still remain under the rubble. UNICEF announced numerous dead children. Rescuers note that poor connection complicates the coordination of operations. The epicenter was only at a depth of about eight kilometers, the shocks were felt even in Kabul and in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. Assistance is provided by the UN Mission in Afghanistan, the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian issues, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other structures. “WHO teams work in hospitals and medical facilities of East Afghanistan, providing assistance to the wounded and evaluating urgent needs,” the agency said. – We deliver vital drugs and direct the medical staff to the injured areas. ” call to the international community UN High Commissioner (UVKB) reported that only in The provinces of Kunar were injured by more than 2000 people. There is a fear that in Jalalabada the number of victims can be extremely high. According to the official representative of the UVKB Babar Balokh, the scale of the disaster “significantly exceed the capabilities of local authorities and communities.” He turned to the world community calling for urgent support: “Afghans need our help now until it became too late.” 60 > humanitarian employees have to overcome great difficulties to deliver help – some villages can only be reached on foot, and the path takes up to three hours. VKV reported that de facto authorities sent heavy equipment to a number of areas for clearing roads, some of the tracks are already open. Heavings are evacuated by helicopters to hospitals in Jalalabad and Assadabad, which became the main points of receiving the victims of the provinces of Nangarhar and Kunar. ~ 60 > 60 > this earthquake became one of the most destructive in the history of Afghanistan and occurred less than two years after the series from three powerful powerful Underground shocks with magnitude 6.3, which shocked herat in October 2023. Then 1480 people were killed and almost 2000 were injured.