Overview

• Satellite analysis by UNDP finds roughly 40,500 truckloads of debris must be cleared to launch large-scale rebuilding.
• The Aug. 31 magnitude 6 quake killed at least 2,200 people and destroyed thousands of mud-brick homes, with about 500,000 affected.
• Taliban authorities report cash, food, tents and beds are being distributed, and three new roads are under construction in the Dewagal Valley.
• Provincial officials describe a three-step plan that moves from evacuations to camp support to eventual permanent housing as winter approaches.
• UNU researchers estimate more than 13,000 buildings were damaged within 50 km and say international isolation and gender restrictions hindered care and relief.