Earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan: damage assessment underway
Afghanistan
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Already present in the field, Handicap International’s teams are ready to launch an emergency response after a violent earthquake hit Afghanistan and Pakistan at 10am today, Monday 26 October. According to initial estimates made within hours of the disaster, dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured around the epicentre, which is located in a mountainous area separating the two countries.
Pakistan: A child injured in the earthquake | © Ahmad Sidique / XINHUA