Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach remote quake-hit mountain villages
"The pre-earthquake fragility of the health system means local capacity is overwhelmed, creating total dependence on external actors," said the update.
An Afghan man looks for his belongings amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Sayed Hassib)ByREUTERS
