Afghans clear debris after midnight quake devastates village

Afghans clear debris after midnight quake devastates village

It was just past midnight when the ground shook violently, tearing through the silence of Kunar, a village in Afghanistan on Monday, September 1.

One of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather.

Families rushed out of their homes, young and old running together in fear as walls cracked and roofs crumbled. In the chaos, some managed to escape with only minor injuries, but others were not as fortunate.

The disaster will further stretch the resources of the war-torn nation's Taliban administration, already grappling with crises ranging from a sharp drop in foreign aid to deportations of hundreds of thousands of Afghans by neighboring countries.

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