Thousands of Herat Earthquake Survivors Still Live in Tents and Damaged Shelters, UN Reports

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that six months after the devastating earthquake in Western Afghanistan, approximately 24,800 affected families in the area still live in tents or damaged shelters.

In a statement on social media on Monday, April 8, OCHA said that earthquakes had destroyed and damaged 40,000 homes, leaving 275,000 people in urgent need of assistance.