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UNICEF is distributing emergency assistance in the provinces that have been worst affected by recent floods, ensuring that the urgent desires of young children are met.
The flooding follows torrential rains that have hit central and eastern parts of Afghanistan within the course of the last week. Afghan officials say the floods are the worst the region has experienced in a lot more than 80 years, and further rain is forecast.
According to estimates by the Afghan Government the floods have left several thousand individuals homeless in northeast Kapisa, central Ghazni, Laghman, Nangarhar, Kunar, Logar, Khost and northern Parwan Provinces where over four.000 houses have been destroyed. Much with the arable land and crops on which the neighborhood population relies have been devastated. The destruction of road and bridges by the heavy rainfall, combined with insecurity have hindered the response. The death toll so far, reported on Monday, was 80.
UNICEF has provided 430 tents to Nangarhar and Kunar Provinces. Water family kits, water storage items and chlorine for water purification for 2,000 households and high energy biscuits for 10.000 children under five and pregnant and lactating women arrived in Kapisa on Monday.
“Children are always the most affected by emergencies. It is crucial that they have access to clean water. They need to be protected from the threat of diarrhoea as well as the outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles,” said UNICEF Country Representative in Afghanistan, Peter Crowley. “But we ought to not forget that other services such as education are to re-start as soon as possible, to assist children regain a sense of normalcy.”
Working using the government of Afghanistan together with other United Nations agencies and partners, UNICEF is responding to the hygiene, nutrition and primary wellness requirements of up to 4,000 households in central and eastern regions. Oral rehydration salt to prevent diarrhoeal death, chlorine for water purification, high power biscuits to cover immediate nutritional wants, and equipment for hygiene and water storage had already been prepositioned .earlier this year and are expected to reach the worst affected locations inside the subsequent 48 hours. A measles campaign is scheduled for the coming days.
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UNICEF