"The UN believes half a million people may have been affected by the earthquake, including 250,000 children. Entire villages have been destroyed, and road conditions were made even more difficult due to aftershocks, O'Hara added. She said it took her team more than 6 hours to reach Jalalabad, the largest city near the area most affected by the earthquake. Humanitarian teams often had to drive long distances to reach villages, including hours spent on foot, highlighting the logistical barriers to aid delivery."
"O'Hara said an initial assessment only took account of 49 out of 411 affected villages in Afghanistan's eastern regions, and found 5,230 homes destroyed and 672 damaged. Even before the earthquake, these villages were difficult to reach. Now, with the earthquake, it takes extraordinary effort to get there, O'Hara added. The magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan at the end of August, killing at least 2,200 people, Taliban authorities said, with rescue operations ongoing to reach more affected villages."
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake at the end of August struck eastern Kunar province, killing at least 2,200 people and flattening entire communities and homes. The United Nations has been unable to reach 362 villages, and initial assessments of 49 of 411 affected eastern villages found 5,230 homes destroyed and 672 damaged. The UN estimates up to half a million people affected, including 250,000 children. Mountainous, remote terrain and damaged roads, compounded by aftershocks, are severely hindering rescue and aid delivery. Humanitarian teams often must drive long distances and walk for hours to reach isolated settlements now reduced to piles of stone and mud.
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