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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Shock at scale of destruction as Afghanistan earthquake death toll climbs to more than 1,400

The death toll from Afghanistan’s most devastating earthquake in years has risen past 1,400, with thousands more injured, as aid groups warned that rugged, mountainous terrain was slowing rescue efforts in the country’s remote eastern villages.

Rescue workers trying to reach Afghanistan’s earthquake-hit villages faced enormous challenges as rough mountain roads remained cut off amid heavy rain on Tuesday.

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