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- Emergency Assistance to Afghanistan
Emergency Assistance to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Emergency Aid |
| Focus Area | Multisectoral |
| Approved | 16.02.1998 |
| Signed | 16.02.1998 |
| Loan Administrator | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| Executing Agency | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| Organization | IFRC |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.15 |
| Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.15 |
The grant helped the victims of the earthquake in Afghanistan, measuring 6.1. on the Richter Scale, which struck the northeastern Takhar Province on February 4, 1998, killing around 4,000 with thousands more injured or rendered homeless and causing widespread structural damage to villages in the severely affected Rustaq district. The OPEC Fund's contribution was used for the procurement of essential supplies for the victims of the earthquake.