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Afghanistan - Earthquake, update (ECHO 17 Nov 2025)
Pubdate: 11/12/2025 10:09:30 AM

The death toll of the 6.3 M earthquake which struck northern Afghanistan, near the Uzbekistan and Tajikistan border, on 2 November at 20:29 (UTC), (3 November at 00:59 local time), has increased.
On 10 November, UN OCHA reported 26 fatalities, including 12 in Balkh, 13 in Samangan, and one in Sar-e-Pul provinces. A total of 1,172 people were injured. 3,027 families have been affected, with 874 houses destroyed and 2,153 houses damaged.
More than 2,200 families have received assistance - 1,970 in Samangan and 252 in Balkh - including emergency shelter and non-food items (ES-NFIs), food, health, nutrition, WASH and protection services. Assistance delivery has been concentrated in the hardest-hit districts.

(11/12/2025 10:22:04 AM - 11/13/2025 9:30:04 AM)

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