After a 6.0 magnitude earthquake devastated villages in four provinces in eastern Afghanistan overnight, rescue workers on Monday combed the rubble for the dead and the missing and evacuated the injured to regional hospitals.
The mountainous region’s steep terrain, and landslides in the area, made roads treacherous and access difficult, delaying some rescue efforts. One village, Mazar Dara, was completely blocked and could only be reached by helicopter.
The epicenter was near Jalalabad, a city of about 200,000 people that is less than 100 miles from Kabul, the capital. Residents of Kabul felt the aftershocks, but no major damage was reported there.
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