Afghanistan appeal after earthquake leaves 2,000 dead

Letter Of The Day

- Jonty Ellaby

'm in Afghanistan with a ShelterBox response team after a series of powerful earthquakes left more than 2,000 people dead and thousands more without anywhere to live.

The quakes struck within days of one another, flattening remote mountain villages in the east of the country.

People who survived the earthquakes are now facing the prospect of a harsh winter without a home.

Freezing temperatures and snow are just weeks away in some villages, and people urgently need emergency shelter.