India extends humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan after massive earthquakes kill over 800

New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Following a bid of earthquakes that struck eastbound Afghanistan, sidesplitting implicit 800 radical and injuring implicit 2800, India has extended urgent humanitarian assistance to enactment alleviation efforts successful the region.

In a station connected X connected Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs stated, 'India extends humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan successful the aftermath of the earthquake.'

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The aid, highlighted successful a post, includes images of trucks loaded with sacks of atom and different nutrient items, symbolising India's committedness to basal by Afghanistan during this challenging time.

On Monday morning, a beardown earthquake of magnitude 6.3 connected the Richter standard struck Afghanistan, with tremors felt crossed the region, including parts of Pakistan, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). This was followed by a bid of aftershocks with magnitudes ranging betwixt 4 and 5.

According to a study issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), the earthquake occurred successful Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, adjacent the Pakistan border, with the epicentre successful the Kama territory of the region.

The UNOCHA noted that astatine slightest 800 radical person been killed crossed 4 provinces of Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar and Nuristan, with 12,000 radical straight affected arsenic per preliminary reports.

Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that helium had spoken with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi and conveyed condolences implicit the nonaccomplishment of lives successful the earthquake that struck Afghanistan.

He further noted that India has already dispatched alleviation worldly to Afghanistan, with 1000 household tents sent to Kabul and 15 tonnes of nutrient materials moved to Kunar from Kabul by the Indian Mission there.

'Spoke with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi today. Expressed our condolences astatine the nonaccomplishment of lives successful the earthquake. Conveyed that India has delivered 1000 household tents contiguous successful Kabul. 15 tonnes of nutrient worldly is besides being instantly moved by Indian Mission from Kabul to Kunar. Further alleviation worldly volition beryllium sent from India starting tomorrow. Wish aboriginal betterment of those injured. India stands by Afghanistan astatine this hard time,' Jaishankar stated successful a station connected X.

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As per Al Jazeera, citing Afghan authorities spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, astatine slightest 812 radical person mislaid their lives and 2,817 person been injured successful the tremors. (ANI)