Save the Children: Afghanistan - Four Earthquakes in a Week Leave Thousands Living in the Open, In Tents
October 17, 2023
October 17, 2023
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- 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. 16, 2023:
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Families in western Afghanistan are reeling after a fourth earthquake in just over a week hit Herat Province, crumbling buildings and forcing people to flee once again, with thousands now living in tents exposed to fierce winds and dust storms.< . . .
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Families in western Afghanistan are reeling after a fourth earthquake in just over a week hit Herat Province, crumbling buildings and forcing people to flee once again, with thousands now living in tents exposed to fierce winds and dust storms.< . . .