A major aftershock has hit eastern Afghanistan just days after an earthquake, measuring six on the Richter scale, hit the region. More than 1,400 people have been killed and 3,000 more injured, according to the Taliban government. The region is difficult to access because it's mountainous and rescuers have been searching for people trapped under mud and stone homes in the area. Entire villages have been destroyed. Rescue efforts have also been complicated because landslides have blocked roads. Let's have our first headline.
This one from SBS, Australia. 'Second Afghan quake brings more trauma to the shattered region.' And that headline again from SBS, Australia. 'Second Afghan quake brings more trauma to the shattered region.' This headline says this second quake has brought more trauma to Afghanistan.
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