The UN expressed its readiness to help Russia after the earthquake in Kamchatka

The United Nations (UN) is ready, if necessary, to assist Russia in the aftermath of the earthquake in Kamchatka. This was announced on July 30 by the Deputy official representative of the UN Secretary-General, Farhan Haq.

"We are ready to support any response efforts if assistance is needed," Haq said during a press conference with reporters, a speech posted on the organization's official YouTube channel.

He clarified that the UN colleagues from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs continue to monitor the earthquake-related situation in many countries.

"It was shaking very hard": eyewitness monologues about the earthquake in Kamchatka

It was already evening in the region, but not everyone decided to return to their homes.

On July 30, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.7 occurred in the Kamchatka Territory. A tsunami threat was declared on the coast of the Avacha Bay. Emergency regimes were introduced in the North Kuril region of the Sakhalin region and in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

A regional headquarters has been deployed in Kamchatka, and the healthcare system has been put on high alert. According to the regional Ministry of Health, one person was injured, the woman's condition is satisfactory.

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