The Secretary -General of the United Nations calls for assistance to the Afghan earthquake victims

Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, June 22 (Reporter Shang Xuqian) The UN Secretary -General of the United Nations, Gutres issued a statement on the 22nd, expressed sadness in major casualties caused by earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan, and called on the international community to provide assistance to Afghanistan.

In the statement, Gutres has sympathized with the Afghan people who have suffered long -term war, economic dilemma and hunger.

Gutres said that the United Nations' institutions in Afghanistan have fully acted to evaluate humanitarian demand caused by earthquakes and provide preliminary support.He called on the international community to provide assistance to Afghanistan.

According to the information network information network of the US Geological Survey, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in the early morning of Eastern Afghanistan, and the epicenter was located more than 40 kilometers southwest of Horster in eastern Afghanistan.According to the China Earthquake Network, the earthquake level is 6.2, and the depth of the earthquake is about 30 kilometers.Local officials in Afghanistan said that the earthquake and the landslide caused by it had caused at least 1,000 people to be killed and 1,500 people were injured.

【Edit: Tian Boqun】

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