Three months later, the impact of the incident is still being felt in Herat province, where many families are still living in tents or sleeping outdoors despite the cold, the organization said in a statement.
According to the text, the border region is also being hit by a harsh winter that threatens lives and slows recovery efforts, while homeless children and families live in dangerous conditions with no way to heat their shelters.
Even 100 days after the earthquake and its aftershocks in western Afghanistan, when families lost absolutely everything, the atmosphere in the villages is full of suffering, said UNICEF local representative Fran Equiza.
The children are still trying to process the loss and trauma. Schools and health centers that children depend on are damaged beyond repair or completely destroyed, he added.
In response, the agency called for an expansion of assistance to help families rebuild their homes and improve health care, drinking water and sanitation.
Unicef is concerned about the survival of the 96,000 children affected by the earthquakes if we cannot provide them with the services they need to recover, Equiza added.
“We receive ongoing support to ensure children not only survive the winter, but also have the opportunity to thrive in the months and years to come,” he said.
Since October, Unicef has converted tents into more permanent facilities in shipping containers, while health and nutrition teams treated nearly 90,000 medical cases, three quarters of them women and children.
At the same time, 61 temporary learning spaces and 61 for children were created, where almost 3,400 children were able to continue their basic education.
The agency transports drinking water in trucks to nearly 19,000 people and nearly 5,400 families receive cash assistance to meet their basic winter needs.
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