More than 1,000 are feared dead after the 6.3-magnitude quake hit remote villages in western Afghanistan.
Emergency teams in Afghanistan are racing to rescue people from the rubble left by a powerful earthquake that struck the west of the country.
Hundreds have also been injured. The UN and other organisations have begun to rush in emergency supplies. "Those who were inside the houses were buried," he added. "There are families we have heard no news from."Villagers have used shovels and their hands to pull survivors from the rubble. With their homes destroyed, many residents are preparing to sleep in the open for a second night.
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