Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan to try to save earthquake victims. More than 2,000 were reported dead.
Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan on Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that have left at least 2,000 people dead. Entire villages were flattened, bodies were trapped under collapsed houses and locals waited for help without even shovels to dig out bodies. Living and dead, victims were trapped under rubble, their faces gray with dust. “Most people were shocked ... some couldn’t even talk.
dispatched thousands of supplies, including winter clothes, blankets and tarpaulins as temperatures dropped. Irfanullah Sharafzai, a spokesman for the Afghan Red Crescent Society, said seven teams were busy with rescue efforts while others were arriving from eight nearby provinces. They set up a temporary camp for the displaced, Sharafzai said. Some aid groups, like the World Food Program, were already on the scene with essential items.
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