Nangarhar province, together with its capital Jalalabad, is reported to be the toughest hit. This province additionally suffered from devastating floods in April. Different affected provinces embody Badakhshan, Kunar, Laghman and Nuristan.
In the course of the each day press briefing in New York, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric reported {that a} reception centre at Nangarhar’s Torkham border crossing, a major entry level for individuals coming back from Pakistan, has been closely impacted by the storm.
“Whereas assessments are ongoing, our humanitarian companions have deployed 9 cell well being and diet groups, whereas our well being companions have offered medical provides to Nangahar Regional Hospital and Fatima Zuhra Hospital.”
Pressing wants
According to the UN Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, together with 400 tents at a close-by camp, have been broken or destroyed.
Preliminary stories point out that affected households urgently want entry to meals, shelter, well being, and WASH companies. Forty individuals are mentioned to have died and greater than 340 injured.
Safety and well being dangers are exacerbated by many flood-affected households sheltering exterior their destroyed or broken houses. There may be additionally a crucial want for psychological well being and psychosocial assist companies for probably the most affected households.
Unexploded ordinance hazards
UN refugee company, UNHCR, reported that some areas affected by the flooding are feared to be contaminated with unexploded ordinances (UXOs) or mines, posing grave dangers to civilians.
It additionally mentioned most households have misplaced their sources of earnings, which is prone to push them into deeper vulnerabilities, whereas girls and women indicated feeling unsafe at water factors, latrines, firewood gathering areas and open areas with no shelter.
Sources missing
Mr. Dujarric additionally highlighted the pressing want for extra funding to assist these impacted.
“So far, now we have obtained some $720 million – which is lower than 1 / 4 of what we want for this yr’s $3 billion humanitarian attraction for Afghanistan,” he mentioned.
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