
More than 800 killed after strong quake hits Afghanistan
Rescue efforts are continuing in Afghanistan's mountainous eastern region twenty four hours after a magnitude six earthquake killed hundreds of people.
Helicopters are being used in eastern Afghanistan where hundreds have been killed in a powerful earthquake. The Taliban government say there have been at least a hundred rescue flights to the quake's epicentre in Kunar and Nangahar provinces.
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(Photo: Matiullah Shahab helped dig graves in the village of Andarlachak Tangi, which was among those hit by Sunday's earthquake. Credit: Matiullah Shahab)
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