Reference :
V-P-AF-E-03088
Date :
11/09/2025
Caption :
Nangarhar Regional Hospital. The ICRC team visits the earthquake injured.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
On 31 August 2025, a devastating earthquake of 6.0 magnitude hit Nangarhar, Laghman, and Kunar provinces in Eastern Afghanistan. Authorities have reported that over 2,200 people have been killed, with many more injured or missing under the rubble. Thousands of homes have also been destroyed in a remote and hard-to-reach region which has limited medical infrastructure and is already strained by the arrival of thousands of Afghans recently returned from Pakistan.
ICRC’s response includes medical items donated to the referral hospitals (Nangarhar and Kunar) that are receiving an influx of hundreds of injured patients, including dressing packages (DPs), oral & intravenous packages (IVPs), enough to stabilize 500 severe & 1500 mild & moderate cases, ensuring critical care reaches those in need. Medical supplies were also given to the ARCS Eastern region branch and the Kabul ambulance department that is part of the emergency response. The ICRC physical rehabilitation centre in Jalalabad also provided assistive and mobility devices to Nangahar regional hospital and Kunar hospital in order to serve the needs of people with disabilities.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4000x2252
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
