Afghan leader tries to calm landslide victims amid aid tensions
- 10 years ago
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A full week after a massive landslide killed hundreds of people in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai visits the more than 4,000 who are now displaced.
He came to this refugee camp on Wednesday to calm the survivors of last Wednesday's deadly landslide.
Many of the victims in this remote northern border region are angry over the slow delivery of emergency aid... and the government's initial refusal to help retrieve the bodies.
Earlier, the government said the site would be left as a mass grave.
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) AFGHAN PRESIDENT, HAMID KARZAI, SAYING:
"May Allah give the people of Afghanistan patience for this disaster and the families of those who are buried under the mud. May Allah bless their souls and bring prosperity, development and peace to Afghanistan."
It was Karzai's first direct comments on the disaster.
He joined in prayers and said the government will build shelters, provide food and
A full week after a massive landslide killed hundreds of people in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai visits the more than 4,000 who are now displaced.
He came to this refugee camp on Wednesday to calm the survivors of last Wednesday's deadly landslide.
Many of the victims in this remote northern border region are angry over the slow delivery of emergency aid... and the government's initial refusal to help retrieve the bodies.
Earlier, the government said the site would be left as a mass grave.
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) AFGHAN PRESIDENT, HAMID KARZAI, SAYING:
"May Allah give the people of Afghanistan patience for this disaster and the families of those who are buried under the mud. May Allah bless their souls and bring prosperity, development and peace to Afghanistan."
It was Karzai's first direct comments on the disaster.
He joined in prayers and said the government will build shelters, provide food and