Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: Guterres' remarks were released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday.

 

The UN Secretary-General has said he is deeply saddened by the heavy human casualties caused by the earthquake in Nangarhar province.

 

He added that the UN and its partners in Afghanistan, in coordination with Islamic Emirate officials, are assessing needs, providing emergency aid and preparing to mobilize more support. ‌

 

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says $10 million has been allocated to help earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan.

 

The agency said in a report on Monday that $5 million had been allocated from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to start the relief process and another $5 million from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund to help the earthquake victims.

 

OCHA added that a number of countries have announced their aid and contacts with other donors are ongoing to attract more resources.

 

A 6-magnitude earthquake struck the east of the country on Sunday night.

 

The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate announced yesterday that the death toll in the incident reached 1,411 people and 3,124 others were wounded.

 

The UN Secretary-General said the UN Secretary-General would not spare any opportunity to help people in Afghanistan, but the resources available to fund humanitarian aid were not sufficient to meet urgent needs.