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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Stefanie Glinski in Paktika province, Akhtar Mohammad Makoii and Peter Beaumont

Afghan earthquake survivors dig by hand as rescuers struggle to reach area

People search for survivors amid the debris of a house in Gayan, Afghanistan
People search for survivors amid the debris of a house in Gayan, Afghanistan. Photograph: Ali Khara/Reuters

Organised rescue efforts were struggling to reach the site of an earthquake in Afghanistan that killed more than 1,000 people, as survivors dig through the rubble by hand to find those still missing.

In Paktika province’s Gayan district, villagers stood atop mud bricks that were once a home. Others carefully walked through dirt alleyways, gripping on to damaged walls with exposed timber beams to make their way.

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