Singapore Government contributes US$50,000 to Afghanistan earthquake relief efforts

SINGAPORE: The Government will contribute US$50,000 to support the public fundraising efforts of the Singapore Red Cross following a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan.
“The Singapore Government will contribute US$50,000 as seed money to support the Singapore Red Cross' (SRC) public fundraising efforts towards the humanitarian crisis caused by the earthquake in Afghanistan on Jun 22, 2022,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Friday (Jun 24).
“This will supplement the SRC’s commitment of S$50,000 for urgently needed medical supplies and other basic necessities.
“Singapore conveys our deepest condolence to the families of the victims of the earthquake.”
Wednesday's 5.9-magnitude quake – Afghanistan's deadliest in years – struck hardest in rugged eastern Paktika province.
In addition to damaging or destroying thousands of earthen homes and other structures, it downed mobile phone towers and power lines while triggering rockslides and mudslides which blocked mountain roads.
The earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people, and injured 1,500. More than 3,000 houses were destroyed.
The death toll makes it Afghanistan's deadliest earthquake in two decades, according to US government data.
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