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FILE - An employee surveys the damage at the Great Outdoor Provision Co. after it was flooded during tropical storm Chantal, Monday, July 7, 28, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, file)

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This Aug. 14, 2025 photo shows Buddy Anthony's house after it was destroyed by a tornado in Tylertown, Miss.. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

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Dana Grimes and her husband bought a new home after theirs was destroyed by a tornado. But, five months after the storm, much of the wreckage still covers their property. Photograph taken in Jayess, Mississippi on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

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Civil defense workers, locals, and army soldiers prepare to evacuate injured victims of an earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed numerous villages in eastern Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Hedayat Shah)

A major earthquake in Afghanistan has caused widespread devastation, with the death toll now exceeding 2,200. A Taliban government spokesman reported Thursday that hundreds of bodies have been recovered from destroyed houses. The 6.0 magnitude quake struck several provinces in the mountainous east on Sunday night, leveling villages and trapping people under rubble. The majority of casualties have been in Kunar, where many live in steep river valleys. Rescue and search efforts are continuing, with tents set up for survivors and emergency supplies being delivered.