"Devastating Afghanistan Earthquake Claims Over 2,000 Lives as Desperate Villagers Dig for Survivors"

More than 1,000 people have died and over 500 are still missing after a powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Herat province on Saturday. Villagers are using shovels and bare hands to search for survivors, as aid has been delayed due to blocked routes and communication lines being down. The UN estimates that 100% of homes in the affected area have been completely destroyed. Ill-equipped hospitals are struggling to accommodate the more than 1,600 injured, and the Taliban government has called for urgent assistance in providing food, water, medicine, clothes, and shelter. Several aid agencies have dispatched help, but Afghanistan, already facing an economic crisis, requires more aid.