Karim Nyazai recounts his experiences since the devastating earthquake that struck Afghanistan this week
People stand among destruction after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan.People stand among destruction after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan.Last modified on Thu 23 Jun 2022 21.24 BSTarim Nyazai has been travelling to and from his family’s remote village and the city of Sharan where he lives since the devastating earthquake, burying dead family members in the village and taking injured ones to a hospital in the city.
“It was like the entire world was falling down,” Nyazai said from outside a hospital in Sharan of the moment the quake struck. “We spent the night outside as we were scared of new shocks. I started calling my family in Gyan district right away but the communication services were not working.” By 7am he had made it out to his village of about 50 families. It too had been destroyed. Nyazai described an apocalyptic scene: women and children screaming, bodies wrapped up in blankets all around, and people frantically digging through the rubble with hands and shovels for any sign of life.His family home had consisted of a central yard with four rooms made of mud in each corner.
Later on Wednesday morning, as his cousins started digging graves for the dead, Nyazai began transferring injured people to a hospital in Sharan.
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