India has sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after a massive earthquake. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said that 21 tonnes of relief materials were airlifted yesterday. This includes blankets, tents, hygiene kits, water storage tanks, generators, kitchen utensils, portable water purifiers, sleeping bags, essential medicines, wheelchairs, hand sanitisers, water purification tablets, ORS solutions and medical consumables. The Minister said India will continue to monitor the ground situation and send more humanitarian aid over the coming days.

The death toll in Afghanistan’s earthquake has crossed 1,400, with thousands injured as rescue operations continue. The devastating earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the eastern part of Afghanistan on Sunday, with the epicentre located 27 km northeast of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. The number of casualties is expected to rise as the quake reduced many homes to rubble.