Highlights
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on October 26 at 1:39pm local time in the Hindu Kush region. This is Humanity Road’s 2nd Situation Report. It covers the affected areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan and focuses primarily on social media reports from 27 October.
As of 27 October, the government in Afghanistan reports that 115 people have been killed and 538 injured, and 7,630 homes,12 schools, 17 mosques, and 20 office buildings have been damaged in nine provinces (source). The Red Crescent is continuing to conduct damage assessments and says it could be days before the full extent of the damage is known (source). According to the World Health Organization, hospitals in the area have a sufficient supply of medicines and supplies (source). Authorities in Takhar province, say food, blankets and tents are in short supply at a time when people have been warned to sleep outside, in near-freezing temperatures, in case of aftershocks. (source)
In Pakistan, more than 248 people have died, 1,665 have been injured, and 4,392 houses have been damaged or destroyed in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and FATA (source). No international aid has been requested. The Pakistan government, military, and the Red Crescent are conducting rescues and providing relief supplies; tents; mobile hospitals; relief camps in Dir, Chitral, and Bajaur; and mobile medical camps in Chitral, Shangla, and Korghar (source, source, source).
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