Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, expressed his condolences for the destroying earthquake in Afghanistan and said India was standing near a neighboring country and was ready to provide all the earliest assistance.
“Very sad with the news of the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan today. My deepest condolences about the loss of valuable life. India stands by Afghan people in their difficult times and are ready to provide all possible disaster assistance material at the beginning”, Modi Write in a tweet.The Afghan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay appreciated the support that was expanded by India. “The price of Indian solidarity and support in this difficult time. Humanitarian situations in Afghanistan have changed from worse to the worst – and with natural disasters such as new earthquakes, this makes life unbearable for many Afghanists,” Mamundzay tweet.
A strong earthquake hit Afghan’s remote border region on Wednesday killing at least 1,000 people and injured nearly 1,500 people, said officials, with victims were expected to increase when the rescue that was desperate to dig through a collapsed residence.
According to reports, a number of unknown people are still trapped under the debris, while landslides and rainfall make it difficult for rescue operations. “Although search and rescue efforts are ongoing, heavy rain and wind hampered efforts with helicopters reportedly unable to land this afternoon,” the UN office spokesman to coordinate humanitarian affairs told Reuters.
East Paktika Province is the worst. Victims and damage were also reported in Khost and Nangahar Province nearby that the Pakistani border. The earthquake was the worst disaster that hit the country since the landslide in 2014 killed 2,000 people in Northeast Badakhshan Province.
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