Geneva, Sept. 6 -- The number of victims from earthquakes in Afghanistan is expected to rise in the coming days, as new tremors have caused additional road destruction and landslides, complicating rescue efforts, Joy Singhal, the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) delegation in Afghanistan, told Sputnik.
Approximately 40 mobile medical and rescue teams are currently operating in Afghanistan, while local authorities have allocated several helicopters to evacuate people to nearby hospitals, Singhal said. However, these efforts are not sufficient to address the crisis, because the teams cannot reach all affected locations, he said.
Due to a lack of funding, IFRC teams in Afghanistan have been ...