
A | ISLAMABAD -- The United Nations' World Food Program on Wednesday appealed for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that has rocked western Afghanistan.Ana Maria Salhuana, deputy country director of the World Food Program in Afghanistan, said it was helping survivors but it urgently needed more funding because “we are having to take this food from an already severely underfunded program.”The group said it is working to provide emergency food assistance to 100,000 people in the region.“Disasters like these earthquakes pound communities who are already barely able to feed themselves back into utter destitution," the WFP said.A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck part of western Afghanistan on Sunday, after thousands of people died and entire villages were flattened by major quakes a week earlier. It was the fourth quake the U.S. Geological Survey has measured at 6.3 magnitude in the same area in just over a week.The initial earthquakes on Oct. 7 flattened whole villages in Herat province and were among the most destructive quakes in the country’s recent history.The WFP said staffers responded within hours of the first earthquakes, distributing fortified biscuits, pulses and other food items to affected families in destroyed villages.“An estimated 25,000 buildings have been destroyed," the group said a statement. “The survivors are currently sleeping in tents next to the rubble of their homes, desperate and afraid of further earthquakes and aftershocks.”The latest quake was centered about 30 kilometers (19 miles) outside the city of Herat, the capital of Herat province, and was 6 kilometers (4 miles) below the surface, the U.S. Geological Survey said. More than 90% of the people killed were women and children, U.N. officials said. The quakes struck during the daytime, when many of the men in the region were working outdoors.Taliban officials said the earlier quakes killed more than 2,000 people across the province. The epicenter was in Zenda Jan district, where the majority of casualties and damage occurred.The WFP said affected families will need help for months with winter just weeks away. It said that if there is funding, the emergency response will be complemented by longer-term resilience programs so vulnerable communities are able to rebuild their livelihoods.The UN body was forced earlier this year to reduce the amount of food families receive and to cut 10 million people in Afghanistan from life-saving food assistance due to a massive funding shortfall. In addition to the earthquake response, the WFP also urgently needs $400 million to prepare food before winter, when communities are cut off due to snow and landslides. In Afghanistan, these include communities of women who are being increasingly pushed out of public life.The initial quake, numerous aftershocks and a third 6.3-magnitude quake on Wednesday flattened villages, destroying hundreds of mud-brick homes that could not withstand such force. Schools, health clinics and other village facilities also collapsed.Besides rubble and funerals after that devastation, there was little left of the villages in the region’s dusty hills. Survivors are struggling to come to terms with the loss of multiple family members and in many places, living residents are outnumbered by volunteers who came to search the debris and dig mass graves.Earthquakes are common in Afghanistan, where there are a number of fault lines and frequent movement among three nearby tectonic plates.。

B | 8 月 25 日消息,索尼在今天的发布会中正式推出了 Xperia 10 VIII 手机,该机继续采用无刘海、无挖孔屏设计,同时保持较窄的左右边框和相对较宽的上下边框。该机搭载一块 6.1 英寸 120Hz OLED 面板(亮度相对上一代提升 50%);机身右侧提供了拍照按钮;机身双扬声器获得升级,号称可以提供更加饱满的声音。该机采用后置双摄设计,配备一颗 1/1.56 英寸 2400 万像素主传感器以及一颗 1300 万像素超广角镜头。电池容量为 5000mAh,提供“2 天续航”。该机搭载高通骁龙 6 Gen 3 处理器,搭载 8GB RAM 运行内存和 128GB 存储空间,预装 Android 16 系统。作为参考,上一代 Xperia 10 VII 同样采用骁龙 6 Gen 3,因此新机在核心平台方面并未发生变化。软件方面,该机新增“Point&Pay”功能,只需按两次电源键即可快速启动,该功能主要整合各种支付二维码、商店积分功能,帮助消费者快速调用会员凭据。
Current article:http://kvdh9.chengjuecannaobianmouqueduoyu.shop/ixqfwqz/20260826/6721.html
Published on:07:14:18
相关阅读 网友测试微软 Win10/Win11 压缩系统文件功能:比例 1.8:1,性能影响约 1%伊犁四季旅行全攻略:从塞外江南到草原花海,详解行程交通住宿美食与特色体验建议指南NBA年终大战赛程出炉:老詹率76人对决湖人 马刺尼克斯重演总决赛适老化服务让老人“幸福满格”“即开票奖上奖”赠票营销活动细则三星电子、SK海力士计划下半年增加对英伟达8层HBM4内存供应量上市专享价11.88万起/至高可享49507元购车权益 领克01焕新版上市提升传统品牌价值 激活传统品牌活力——保护、传承、发展中华传统品牌的思考
热门文章
Differential treatment to candidates in Congress presidential polls, says Tharoor
'Freest' China: Pelosi Commends Beijing After Contentious Taiwan Visit in Apparent Gaffe
舟山福彩“航行的公益”健康护民生
2026家电数码国补政策最新|625亿第三批补贴!京东永久口令【家电960、数码960、学生960、大学生960、教育960、领券960、有红包555、有红包500】申领入口、叠加规则、使用方法全详解
最新文章
Special event of Chinese film "Dear You" held in Bangkok(1/4)
壕气!Meta扎克伯格斥巨资买下了一座爱尔兰城堡
远东股份:远东电气拟收购富的旺旺合计80%股权China develops direct test for rareearth impurities商务部:一季度以旧换新商品网络销售额增长超过一倍东体:潘朝伟前往欧塞尔试训,若成功年满18岁后再签正式职业合同
人气排行 今年上半年起诉各类证券犯罪147人,同比上升93.4%_市场_资本Kayhan Space正在通过为卫星提供及时、自动的碰撞警告使轨道更加安全6款热门中/大型SUV大横评补充篇:谁的第三排进出更方便?免费!抚顺这个占地1000平方米的停车场投用,地址就在→Shanghai ports see summer cross-border travel surgeRussia, Latin America Finding Ways to Maintain Ties Under Sanctions - Foreign Ministry中超:山东日照成为北京国安主场赛区专家析两岸交流:多点回暖、韧性更强
查看所有0条评论>>