A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed more than 2,200 people and injured thousands, leaving remote villages in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces devastated. Entire communities were flattened, with nearly two-thirds of residents in some areas killed or hurt and almost every home destroyed, Reuters reported.

Rescue teams are still pulling bodies from rubble, while survivors say they have been left with “nothing but the clothes on our backs.” Thousands of families are now displaced, many sleeping in the open without food, water, or shelter.

Humanitarian groups warn that relief supplies are running short. The Red Cross estimates over 84,000 people are affected, the World Health Organization faces a $3m funding gap for medical aid, and the UN food agency says its stocks may run out within weeks.

Aid workers are urging urgent and sustained international support, stressing that Afghanistan cannot withstand another crisis without long-term recovery help, according to Reuters.