Rescue workers search for survivors after deadly Afghanistan quake

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) — Rescue workers on Tuesday searched for survivors after an earthquake in a remote western region of Afghanistan killed at least 26 people and damaged hundreds of houses, officials said. Monday’s 5.3-magnitude shallow quake jolted the province of Badghis and wrecked houses, mostly in Qadis district — a rural area not easily accessible by road. “The earthquake caused massive damage to houses, about 700 to 1,000 have been damaged,” Badghis provincial spokesman […]