New Humanitarian Funding Urgently Needed After Devastating Earthquake in Western Afghanistan Causes 'a Crisis on Top of a Crisis'--Save the Children
October 09, 2023
October 09, 2023
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 9 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following statement on Oct. 8, 2023:
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Thousands of children are without homes after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastated large parts of Herat province in western Afghanistan. More than 2,000 people have been killed or injured and over 9,000 families have been severely affected.
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Thousands of children are without homes after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastated large parts of Herat province in western Afghanistan. More than 2,000 people have been killed or injured and over 9,000 families have been severely affected.
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