A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan on Monday (September 1), after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks collapsed homes onto sleeping families in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people, according to the Taliban authorities.The 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just before midnight, rattling buildings from Kabul to neighbouring Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.More than 1.2 million people likely felt strong or very strong shaking, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), which recorded at least five aftershocks throughout the night.Casualties and destruction swept across at least five provinces. rn18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION4:56 UN ‘WILL SPARE NO EFFORT TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED’6:08 AFGHANISTAN PRONE TO EARTHQUAKES
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