"Hope is fading of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan over the weekend that killed more than 1,400 people, as emergency services struggle to reach remote villages. In Kunar's Nurgal district, victims remained trapped under destroyed structures and were difficult to rescue, local official Ijaz Ulhaq Yaad told the AFP news agency on Wednesday."
"The earthquake has killed at least 1,411 people and injured 3,124 others, the governing Taliban authorities said, making it one of the deadliest in decades to hit the impoverished country. The vast majority of the casualties were in Kunar province, with a dozen dead and hundreds hurt in nearby Nangarhar and Laghman provinces. Survivor Gul Bibi, 80, who lives in the mountain village of Mazar Dara, one of the places worst hit in Kunar, told the Reuters news agency:"
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan's mountainous border region, killing at least 1,411 people and injuring 3,124. The hardest-hit area is Kunar province, with additional deaths and injuries in Nangarhar and Laghman. Landslides and damaged roads have blocked access, leaving many victims trapped under rubble and villages cut off from aid. Emergency teams face long treks and rockfalls to deliver medical supplies. Survivors are sheltering outdoors amid fears of powerful aftershocks. Humanitarian groups and the World Health Organization warn casualty figures will likely rise as rescue teams reach more isolated communities.
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