Afghans bury dead, dig for survivors of devastating quake

Afghans bury dead, dig for survivors of devastating quake

Afghans bury dead, dig for survivors of devastating quake

PTI

Kabul : Villagers rushed to bury the dead on Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that state media reported killed 1,000.

The Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to bring help to the victims. Under a leaden sky in Paktika province, which was the epicentre of earthquake, men dug a line of graves in one village, as they tried to lay the dead to rest quickly in line with Muslim tradition.

India today sent relief materials to the earthquake-hit people of Afghanistan. The aid was sent a day after India said it was committed to provide assistance and support to Afghanistan in its “hour of need”.