Kabul [Afghanistan], The United Nations Coordination Office for Humanitarian Assistance has announced that 24,800 Herati families affected by the earthquake are living in temporary shelters such as tents, Khaama Press reports. The earthquakes in Herat affected 275,000 people and destroyed 40,000 homes, the UN-affiliated organization said on its social media site Khaama Press. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, humanitarian activities are ongoing in the province, but urgent action is needed. Hundreds of people died in successive earthquakes in Herat. Especially children and women have lost their lives. Six months after a deadly earthquake struck the Afghan province, earthquake survivors are still in need of aid, but due to Taliban control, international nations are reluctant to actively support those in need. Khaama Press reports that the Committee of the Red Cross had previously stressed the critical need to secure warm housing for earthquake victims in Herat, however, some locals in Herat claim that the Taliban and UN agencies have targeted other countries and Adequate information has not been given about the assistance provided by international organizations. Given to earthquake victims in Herat.