Following a UN agency’s warning of a cholera outbreak in the area, an Afghan health ministry official said on Sunday that thousands of people affected by a catastrophic earthquake in eastern Afghanistan need access to clean water, food, and protection from disease.
Following Wednesday’s earthquake, which resulted in at least 1,000 fatalities, 2,000 injuries, and 10,000 homes being demolished, the UN humanitarian agency (OCHA) issued a warning that cholera breakouts in the aftermath are a specific and significant worry.
According to the spokeswoman for Afghanistan’s health ministry, Sharafat Zaman, “the people are desperately in need of food and clean water.”
