Hundreds Feared Dead After Afghanistan Earthquake

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A 6.0 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan may have killed hundreds of people, with the Taliban saying over 250 have been killed. The shallowness of the earthquake and the remote, mountainous terrain mean that it could be days before the total death count is known.

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00:00Hundreds of people are feared dead in eastern Afghanistan after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck around midnight local time.

00:08Afghanistan's government has reported over 800 deaths, but the shallowness of the earthquake

00:13and the remoteness of some of the affected areas mean more reports of fatalities are likely to come in.

00:19The earthquake also jolted large parts of neighboring Pakistan.

00:23Dangers come not only from collapsing buildings, but also landslides in this very mountainous region.

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