How to help those impacted by the Afghanistan earthquake: Charities, organizations to support relief efforts
The earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Sunday has killed over 1,400 people, injured over 3,000 and destroyed several villages, according to officials.
The 6.0 magnitude quake -- which was followed by a second 5.2 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday -- also destroyed 8,000 houses, according to officials.
How to help after the Afghanistan earthquake
As officials begin rescue operations, charities and organizations have started to carry out support efforts. See below for a full list of ways to donate to charitable groups.
Below is more about each organization and links for more information.
Afghan Relief
An organization that is "committed to helping those in need across Afghanistan," Afghan Relief said it has a team on the ground "working tirelessly to deliver emergency food, water, medical aid and shelter to those affected" by the quake.
Click here to learn more.
World Food Programme
The World Food Programme is a United Nations agency that is the "world's largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity," according to its website.
For those impacted by the Afghanistan quake, the agency said is is "rushing food to affected communities in eastern Afghanistan," specifically delivering "high-energy biscuits to communities in quake-affected areas" and dispatching "mobile storage units to support broader emergency response," the agency said in a press release on Monday.
Click here to learn more.
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders, a humanitarian organization that "provides medical assistance to people in crisis," said it has an emergency team at the scene of the quake that is "assessing the full scale of the medical and humanitarian needs" and "delivering vital emergency trauma care supplies" to one of the main hospitals in the area, according to its website.
The organization said it is also coordinating with local authorities and other international health organizations to "assess how we may be able to provide medical support."
Click here to learn more.
British Red Cross
The British Red Cross, a humanitarian charity dedicated to helping people around the world in emergencies, said it has trained volunteers "assisting in search and rescue missions" and in "distributing essentials like food and drinking water to those affected," according to its website.
Click here to learn more.
Save the Children
An organization that works in the United States and around the world to "give children a health start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm," Save the Children said it is sending health teams to areas impacted by the earthquake to treat children and their families, according to its website.
Additionally, the group said the teams will provide "clean, safe water to displaced families" and has materials for temporary shelters along with education and hygiene kits to distribute to children. Child protection teams are also "on hand to take care of children at risk," the organization said.
Click here to learn more.
