Kazakh rescuers search for survivors in quake-hit settlements in Afghanistan

The Kazakh rescuers keep on searching for survivors after a devastating earthquake that struck Afghanistan, Kazinform Agency quotes the Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry’s press service.

In Naib Rafi, the Kazakh responders scoured the ruins of 211 houses. They toiled through the day and night in the ruins cleaning up the rubbles at 487 sections at large. The rescuers have sought 700 wrecked houses in the village so far.

The Kazakh rescuers pulled the body of a little boy, aged 5 or 6 years old, under the rubbles of one of the ruined houses. They rendered medical aid to 80 locals, including 11 children at large.

According to the Kazakh President's task, 45 Kazakh rescuers left for Afghanistan on October 10 to join search and rescue operations in the quake-stricken province of Afghanistan. 

They also sought survivors in Siyakhan, 10 km from Naib Rafi, and Cholk rural settlement.