PM Anwar expresses sadness over Afghanistan quakes, Sudan landslides

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has conveyed his condolences to the victims of recent natural disasters in Afghanistan and Sudan.  In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Anwar said Malaysia stands in solidarity with both nations during this time of grief and hardship.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/f7tacwu3  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his sorrow over the devastating

00:06earthquakes in Afghanistan, which have claimed many lives and left families in grief and

00:11hardship.

00:13In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Anwar said he was also deeply saddened by the severe

00:17landslides in Sudan that have killed more than 1,000 people.

00:22He stressed that Malaysia stands in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and Sudan during

00:27this time of tragedy.

00:29According to Bakhtar News Agency , the death toll from the recent 6.0-magnitude earthquake

00:36in Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan, has risen to 1,411, with 3,124 others injured.

00:45The quake also destroyed more than 5,400 homes in Kunar, the epicenter.

00:51In Sudan, heavy rains triggered a landslide in a village in central Darfur state, killing

00:56over 1,000 people.

00:59The death toll from the

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