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A powerful earthquake in Afghanistan damaged water systems, endangering over 212,000 children with waterborne diseases due to lack of clean water and sanitation.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border on August 31 damaged over 130 water sources and destroyed sanitation infrastructure, leaving more than 212,000 children at high risk of acute watery diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases.
Survivors live in makeshift shelters with no access to safe water, toilets, or soap, forcing widespread open defecation.
Health facilities report rising cases of skin rashes and dehydration.
UNICEF and the World Health Organization are providing emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene services, but funding shortfalls—particularly a $622 million gap for the World Food Programme—limit aid, with less than 10% of those in need currently reached.
Un poderoso terremoto en Afganistán dañó los sistemas de agua, poniendo en peligro a más de 212.000 niños con enfermedades transmitidas por el agua debido a la falta de agua potable y saneamiento.