starving. Several villagers were making their way down the mountain tracks along with their herds of goats. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement sent a team from Dushanbe to the affected region for relief efforts. The first international relief team reached the affected area on February 7 and the first United Nations (UN) team arrived there on February 10. A convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reached the site on February 14 with 4,800 blankets, 800 quilts, 10 rolls of plastic sheeting and approximately 200 tents. Eleven days after the event, on February 16, helicopters were able to drop supplies to three isolated villages. The European Union (EU) offered £1.3m of relief aid including blankets, medical equipment, water and tents. The Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan offered 100 tonnes each of rice and wheat, and approximately £40,000 to the affected region. See also List of earthquakes in 1998 List of earthquakes in Afghanistan May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake - another moderate earthquake nearby that caused hundreds of deaths. References External links 1998 02 1998 in Afghanistan 1998 earthquakes History of Afghanistan (1992–present) February 1998 events in Asia 1998 disasters in Afghanistan