{"id":14278,"date":"2022-06-26T18:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=14278"},"modified":"2022-06-26T18:00:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:15:52","slug":"village-life-left-in-ruins-after-deadly-afghan-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=14278","title":{"rendered":"Village life left in ruins after deadly Afghan quake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>AGENCY &#8211;<\/strong> Village life has always been tough for Afghans in the rugged mountains of the east, but compared to what they are enduring today it was paradise. A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rumbled through the area last Wednesday, killing more than 1,000 people, injuring three times that many, and leaving tens of thousands homeless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;If life before was not really good &#8212; because for years there was war &#8212; the earthquake has made it even harder for us,&#8221; says Malin Jan, who lost two daughters in the quake. All 14 houses in his village of Akhtar Jan were flattened, and survivors &#8212; including some from outlying hamlets &#8212; are now living in tents among the ruins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two small makeshift camps have been set up in dusty gardens, with stunted grass grazed by three cows, a donkey, two goats and a flock of chickens. In tents pitched in a circle, about 35 families &#8212; more than 300 people including many children-are trying to survive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Living in such close proximity to non-relatives is anathema to Afghans &#8212; particularly in the conservative countryside where women rarely interact with strangers. Sanitary conditions are likely to deteriorate rapidly &#8212; there are no toilets, and people have to draw water from a well to wash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Before the earthquake, life was nice and beautiful,&#8221; says villager Abdu Rahman Abid. &#8220;We had our houses and God was good.&#8221; He gives a gruesome count of those he lost in the rubble &#8212; his parents, his wife, three daughters, a son and a nephew. &#8220;The earthquake killed eight members of my family and my house is destroyed,&#8221; he says, looking weary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;There is a big difference now. Before we had our own houses and everything we needed. Now we have nothing and our families are living in tents.&#8221; Neighbour Malin Jan is already looking ahead, fearful of what the future holds. The harsh winter, which lasts almost five months in this remote mid-mountain region, will arrive in September. &#8220;If our children stay in this situation their lives will be in danger because of the rain and snow,&#8221; he says. Massoud Sakib, 37, who lost his wife and three daughters, also fears for the months ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Even living in a house is difficult during winter, so if our houses are not rebuilt by then our lives will be in danger,&#8221; he says. On Saturday, the UN&#8217;s top official in the country, Ramiz Alakbarov, arrived from Kabul by helicopter to visit the region-including the village of Akhtar Jan-with representatives of each UN agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alakbarov was moved to tears as he met a young girl and was offered tea by a survivor, praising the &#8220;resilience and courage&#8221; of the people. But their tenacity only stretches so far.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Interviewed by AFP, the Afghan minister of health, Qalandar Edad, warned of the &#8220;mental and psychological&#8221; suffering of victims. Malin Jan said the villagers were doing their best to help each other through the crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;When a family is hit by a tragedy, the others naturally come to surround and support them,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Everything is affected&#8230; we console each other.&#8221; But they cannot do it alone, adds villager Abdul Rahman Abib. &#8220;We ask the world to help us as long as we need it. It must share our pain.-(AFP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AGENCY &#8211; Village life has always been tough for Afghans in the rugged mountains of the east, but compared to what they are enduring today it was paradise. 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