阿富汗的一场强烈地震毁坏了供水系统,由于缺乏清洁饮用水和卫生设施,212 000多名儿童因水传播疾病而受到威胁。 A powerful earthquake in Afghanistan damaged water systems, endangering over 212,000 children with waterborne diseases due to lack of clean water and sanitation.

8月31日,阿富汗东部靠近巴基斯坦边境的一场6.3级地震损坏了130多个水源,破坏了卫生基础设施,使212 000多名儿童面临急性水腹泻和其他水传播疾病的高风险。 A 6.3-magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border on August 31 damaged over 130 water sources and destroyed sanitation infrastructure, leaving more than 212,000 children at high risk of acute watery diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases. 幸存者住在临时住所里,得不到安全饮水、厕所或肥皂,造成普遍的露天排便。 Survivors live in makeshift shelters with no access to safe water, toilets, or soap, forcing widespread open defecation. 保健设施报告,皮肤皮疹和脱水病例增加。 Health facilities report rising cases of skin rashes and dehydration. 儿童基金会和世界卫生组织正在提供紧急饮水、环境卫生和个人卫生服务,但资金短缺——特别是世界粮食计划署6.22亿美元的缺口——限制了援助,目前不足10%的有需要者得到援助。 UNICEF and the World Health Organization are providing emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene services, but funding shortfalls—particularly a $622 million gap for the World Food Programme—limit aid, with less than 10% of those in need currently reached.