U.N. seeks urgent funding as Afghan quake death toll rises

The United Nations on Thursday called for urgent funding to assist people affected by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck Afghanistan a day earlier and killed hundreds of people.At least 755 people have been killed and nearly 1,500 injured in the Paktika and Khost provinces of eastern Afghanistan, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The death toll is expected to rise further.Some 1,500 homes were destroyed or damaged in the Giyan district of Paktika province, and the supply of 1,000 available emergency tents is running short."Yesterday was yet anoth…READ FULL ARTICLE