On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressed his condolences over the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan and said India stands by the neighbouring nation and is ready to provide all assistance at the earliest.
“Deeply saddened at the news of the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan today. My deepest condolences on loss of precious lives. India stands by the people of Afghanistan in their difficult times and is ready to provide all possible disaster relief material at the earliest”, Modi wrote in a tweet.
“Deeply saddened at the news of the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan today. My deepest condolences on loss of precious lives.
India stands by the people of Afghanistan in their difficult times and is ready to provide all possible disaster relief material at the earliest.”
Afghanistan’s ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay applauded the support extended by India. “Appreciate the solidarity and support of India at this difficult time. Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan was already going from worse to worst – and with the occurrence of natural disasters like the recent earthquake make life unbearable for many Afghans,” Mamundzay tweeted.
A strong earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan early on Wednesday killing at least 1,000 people and injuring nearly 1,500 people, officials said, with the toll expected to rise as desperate rescuers dig through collapsed dwellings.
“Although search and rescue efforts are ongoing, heavy rain and wind is hampering efforts with helicopters reportedly unable to land this afternoon”, said a spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs told Reuters.