{"id":51060,"date":"2025-09-02T15:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=51060"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:12:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:12:20","slug":"afghanistan-earthquake-death-toll-rises-above-1400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/afghanistan-earthquake-death-toll-rises-above-1400\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises above 1400"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,400 people are believed to have died and thousands more injured after the eastern region of Afghanistan was struck by an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale.<\/p>\n<p>The worst affected area is in a mountainous rugged area near the border with Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Damaged roads, ongoing aftershocks, and remote locations of many villages severely impede the delivery of aid,&#8221; the World Health Organisation said. 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