Archive · 8 Sep 2025
Afghan Earthquake Survivors Fear Landslides, Refuse to Return Home
After a big earthquake in Afghanistan, people are scared to go back to their homes because more rocks might fall from the mountains.
They are staying in temporary camps, even without proper tents.
Many houses were destroyed, and aid is arriving slowly.
Families are struggling with no safe place to live and worry about getting sick.
Some children, like 12-year-old Sadiq who survived being trapped, are scared.
The people want the government to find them a safe place to live.
Afghan earthquake survivors are refusing to return to their villages.
Fear of landslides from aftershocks is the primary reason for displacement.
Survivors are living in makeshift camps without adequate shelter.
Aid groups are providing food and supplies, but assistance is slow.
The lack of shelter, sanitation, and food could spread disease and poverty.
- Who
- Earthquake survivors, aid groups, and the Afghan government
- What
- Survivors refusing to return to their villages due to fear of landslides after the earthquake.
- When
- Following the earthquakes on September 1
- Where
- Eastern province of Kunar, Afghanistan
- Why
- Fear of aftershocks causing landslides and the lack of safe shelter
- Casualties
- Over 2,200 deaths and 3,600 injuries
- Earthquake Date
- September 1
- Primary Fear
- Landslides
- Displacement Status
- Families living in makeshift camps
- Aid Delivery
- Patchy and slow
Sources
Left trapped under debris, untreated: Afghan women lament Taliban's 'no skin contact with males' rule after earthquake
Taliban Restrictions Delay Medical Help For Women In Quake-Hit Areas: Report
Afghan earthquake survivors refuse to return to villages, fearing landslides
