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04 Sep 2025, 19:15 GMT+10
(250904) -- KUNAR, Sept. 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 3, 2025 shows a view of a makeshift post-earthquake shelter site in a valley of the Suki district in Kunar province, Afghanistan. The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan has climbed to 2,205, with 3,640 others injured, the Afghan Red Crescent Society reported Thursday.
Rescue operations remain underway amid reports that many people are still trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed homes, the organization said.
Tents have been set up for displaced families in several locations, while the organized distribution of emergency relief supplies is ongoing, Afghan interim government deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said in a post on X. (Xinhua/Li Ang)
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