EMERGENCY UPDATE: AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE: Power our emergency responses around the world. RUSH YOUR GIFT

On Sunday night, a powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan. Entire villages have been reduced to rubble, with many people still trapped, and damage to water infrastructure increasing the risk of disease. More than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 3,000 injured, according to local authorities. As the scale of destruction becomes clearer, the death toll is expected to rise significantly. Immediate humanitarian aid is critical.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are already responding in Nangarhar and Laghman provinces and urgently assessing next steps. We’ve distributed emergency kits to help resupply two of the main hospitals. At one hospital we visited, 600 people have been admitted so far, supplies are running low, and patients are being treated in the corridors. Our teams in Afghanistan are only able to respond because of supporters like you.

Friend, help us stay ready to respond to devastating emergencies like the earthquake in Afghanistan and in 75 other countries. Make an unrestricted gift now to support our work around the world.

Thanks to unrestricted support from our donor community, MSF teams in Afghanistan responded almost immediately:

Our emergency team has reached Nangarhar and Laghman provinces to determine the full scale of medical and humanitarian needs.

We are coordinating with local authorities and international organizations to assess how we may be able to provide medical support.

Our teams in Kabul and other provinces of Afghanistan are safe and accounted for.

As the earthquake struck in a hard-to-reach area, it is difficult to assess the needs at this stage, but we know it has already resulted in a devastating human toll. While the full extent of the damage is still being evaluated, it is clear that an urgent humanitarian response is needed to help people who have been affected.

Friend, this is the kind of emergency response care you have the power to support. With so much need around the world right now, please step up with an emergency donation to rush aid to wherever it is needed and continue our lifesaving projects in more than 75 countries.

Thank you for your support in this urgent moment.

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