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FAST FACTS
• A major 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near midnight on August 31, affecting Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar and Nuristan provinces.
• A 5.6-magnitude aftershock was recorded in Nangarhar on September 4. • Both quakes were shallow (about 10km below the surface), which magnified their effects.
• At least 2,205 people have been confirmed killed and 3,604 injured, with numbers expected to rise.
• At least 6,700 homes destroyed, with some 84,000 people affected.
OUR FOOTPRINT
• International Medical Corps has operated in Afghanistan since our founding in 1984, providing primary and secondary healthcare, training, health education, emergency response, mental health and psychosocial support, nutrition services, protection services, community empowerment, and water, sanitation and hygiene services.
OUR RESPONSE
• International Medical Corps is distributing winterization kits to help people living in the open or in damaged dwellings.
• We have distributed 8,000 bottles of water while assessments for repairs to the water network are ongoing.
• We are providing hygiene kits and hygiene promotion.
• We are training frontline workers in psychological first aid (PFA). • We are delivering services to women and girls, including PFA support.