This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows the construction site of new houses for quake-affected families in Herat province, Afghanistan. The Afghan caretaker government has constructed 387 houses for quake-affected families in west Afghanistan's Herat province, Provincial Director for Information and Culture Ahmadullah Mutaqqi said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
KABUL, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government has constructed 387 houses for quake-affected families in west Afghanistan's Herat province, Provincial Director for Information and Culture Ahmadullah Mutaqqi said.
"A total of 387 houses have been built in 13 villages for 120 million afghanis (about 1.62 million U.S. dollars) from the caretaker government's budget," local television Tolonews quoted Muttaqi on Tuesday as saying.
Devastating tremors struck Herat last October, which killed thousands of people and rendered numerous families homeless.
In the meantime, Mohammad Rafi Shayan, head of the construction company that built the houses, said that each house built for the quake-affected victims has two rooms and a hallway.
Nevertheless, a beneficiary of the accommodation has complained that the lack of health clinics, schools, mosques, bathrooms and kitchens would remain a problem for the recipients.
Around 4,000 houses have been built for the quake-affected families in 85 ruined villages by the establishment, charity entities and individuals across Herat over the past three months, according to local officials. ■
Workers are seen at the construction site of new houses for quake-affected families in Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has constructed 387 houses for quake-affected families in west Afghanistan's Herat province, Provincial Director for Information and Culture Ahmadullah Mutaqqi said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows a new house under construction for quake-affected families in Herat province, Afghanistan. The Afghan caretaker government has constructed 387 houses for quake-affected families in west Afghanistan's Herat province, Provincial Director for Information and Culture Ahmadullah Mutaqqi said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
