Goal team for Afghanistan

Goal said yesterday it believed the death toll in the Afghanistan earthquake may now be as high as 4,500, with 15,000 homeless…

Goal said yesterday it believed the death toll in the Afghanistan earthquake may now be as high as 4,500, with 15,000 homeless.

A Goal team will leave Dublin today to assess the needs of the quake area and decide what it can do to help. The Irish Red Cross has released £20,000 from its emergency relief fund for the victims of the quake.

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