Hunger and desperation as Afghan mudslide survivors wait for food

Trucks full of food aid have arrived but no one has distributed the bags of rice, oil and other necessities, survivors say

Mudslide survivors in Argu village, Afghanistan. Photograph: Nasir Waqif/EPA

Emma Graham-Harrison in Aab Barik

Sunday 4 May 2014

Lailema's soft wailing filters through the canvas of her tent, a 12-year-old's hopeless lament for her mother and a life that is gone forever. Her three younger siblings play on the dusty floor as her grandmother cries silently nearby and her uncle wonders how to feed his new dependents.

Hunger and Desperation as Afghan Mudslide Survivors Wait for Food by Thavam Ratna