LONDON: The Qatar International Search and Rescue Group from the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) established a temporary field hospital in eastern Afghanistan to provide medical support to those affected by the recent earthquakes.
The group said on Monday that the field hospital treated injured individuals and transferred critical cases to major medical facilities in nearby governorates. Additionally, the group set up tents to provide temporary shelters for families affected by the earthquakes, the Qatar News Agency reported.
The eastern region of Afghanistan was shaken last week by three major earthquakes and two powerful aftershocks, resulting in 2,205 deaths and 3,640 injuries, according to the Taliban administration. The earthquakes destroyed an estimated 6,700 homes in the provinces of Nangarhar and Kunar, which border Pakistan.
Due to the construction of dwellings mainly from dry masonry, stone, and timber, some families chose to stay outdoors as a precaution against aftershocks, as many others left without a home.
The South Asian nation of 42 million people has suffered since the 1980s from political turmoil, civil wars, a weak economy and shrinking aid.
