"Days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, rescue teams struggled to reach survivors as Wednesday night approached. Dozens of commandos were airdropped at sites where helicopters could not land to help carry the injured to safety. A magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering Pakistan around midnight on Sunday, collapsing mud-brick homes on families as they slept. According to the latest toll from Taliban authorities, the earthquake killed 1,469 people and injured more than 3,700."
"On Tuesday evening, a second earthquake, measuring 5.5 in magnitude, struck, causing panic and interrupting rescue efforts. Aftershocks caused rockfalls, hindering access to already isolated villages and forcing families to remain outdoors for fear that the remains of their damaged homes would collapse on them. Save the Children, a non-governmental organization, said one of its aid teams "had to walk for 20 kilometres (12 miles) to reach villages cut off by rockfalls, carrying medical equipment on their backs with the help of community members.""
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck mountainous eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border around midnight, collapsing mud-brick homes and causing widespread casualties. Taliban authorities reported 1,469 deaths and more than 3,700 injuries, with the majority in Kunar province. Rescue teams faced access challenges as helicopters could not land in many areas, prompting airdrops of commandos to carry the injured. A 5.5 aftershock caused panic, rockfalls and further isolation of villages, forcing families to remain outdoors. Save the Children reported an aid team walked 20 kilometres to reach cut-off villages carrying medical equipment. ActionAid estimated over 12,000 people affected and noted heightened vulnerability of women and girls. The UN World Food Programme warned funding and supplies would last only four weeks, risking food shortages.
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