A magnitude-6 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan at about midnight on Sunday, triggering landslides and flooding.
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Searches for survivors were hampered as roads to affected areas were destroyed or blocked by rubble in a region where the terrain is steep and treacherous. Several aftershocks were reported through the night and into Monday morning
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