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Afghan quake victims may receive food air drops
Relief agencies may begin air drops of food to victims of a severe earthquake in northern Afghanistan, which has claimed hundreds of lives.
Afghan officials earlier predicted the death toll from Monday night's quake could reach up to three-thousand, but United Nations officials say they believe the toll was around 800.
A U-N regional co-ordinator for northern Afghanistan, says air drops are being considered as a last resort as aid teams struggle to reach devastated outlying villages.
The official says food is now the main priority after 14-thousand families were equipped with blankets and tents.
Four days after the quake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in the remote region, relief workers are still struggling to ship food and aid over the rugged terrain.
30/03/2002 05:20:10 | ABC Radio Australia News
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