Turkish aid agency provides winter tents to 1,000 quake-affected families in Afghanistan

Turkish aid agency provides winter tents to 1,000 quake-affected families in Afghanistan

Published November 12,2023


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The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) offered winter tents to 1,000 earthquake-affected households in Afghanistan‘s Herat province.

Arafat Deniz, TIKA’s workplace coordinator in Herat, informed Anadolu that for the reason that October earthquakes in Herat, the company has assisted 2,000 households with meals help.

Deniz stated that the help company has now offered winter tent assist to 1,000 households within the villages of Zindecan district.



He stated that Sinan Ilhan, Türkiye’s consul common in Herat, and officers from the Afghan Red Crescent additionally witnessed the distribution of the tents.

“A large number of settlements were affected by the Herat earthquake and the number of people left homeless was also high, so we prioritized the provision of tents to meet the need for shelter. As the weather got colder, we also wanted to help people who had to stay without tents on the streets and in parks,” he stated.

Deniz stated that 10 cellular bathrooms had been additionally put in within the area.

Last month, consecutive earthquakes within the Herat province, situated on the border with Iran, induced the loss of life of roughly 2,500 folks, forcing the Afghan authorities to difficulty a global help request.


More than 10 earthquakes, the most important of which was 6.3 magnitude, induced heavy destruction in 16 villages in Zindejan district of Herat.

Source: www.anews.com.tr