Afghanistan lacks preventing programs to manage natural disasters

A number of Afghan civil activists criticized the government and Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authoities performance, citing after Monday’s earthquake, the affected people have not been assisted as they needed.

They emphasized that the Afghan government does not have any preventing program to manage natural disasters and called on government and aid agencies for more attention regarding the issue.

“The National Disaster Management Authoities does not properly address the problems and people are complaining over injustice,” Ahmad Shah Istanikzai, civil activist said.

Ariananews was unsuccessful to have the comments of the National Disaster Management Authoities and disaster risk management department regarding the issue.

The seismic location of Afghanistan makes it more prone to frequent earthquakes and some have been devastating, causing widespread damage. Since 1985, more than 10 earthquakes with magnitudes above 6 were documented.

Afghanistan’s powerful 7.5 magnitude quake on Monday has killed 115 people, wounded 528 others and destroyed thousands of homes. Two days after the disaster, rescue workers were still struggling to get to far-flung areas in the mountainous and poverty-stricken region.