Scottish funding for Afghan people hit by triple earthquake ‘will help create hope’
Afghanistan suffered three earthquakes over eight days
When a major series of earthquakes hit western Afghanistan two months ago, the world was distracted.
The first shock, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, occurred on 7 October, at the same time as Hamas militants stormed Israel’s borders, killing more than 1,000 people and sparking a major retaliation – and ensuing humanitarian crisis – in Gaza.
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