Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000,

At least 1,000 people are killed in Afghanistan in an earthquake, and the death toll is expected to rise.
KABUL, 22 June (Reuters) - The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday surpassed 1,000, according to disaster management officials, with over 600 injured and the toll expected to rise as information from remote mountain villages is received.

After the magnitude 6.1 earthquake, photographs on Afghan media showed houses reduced to rubble and bodies wrapped in blankets lying on the ground.
An unknown number of people remained trapped under rubble and in outlying areas, according to health and aid workers, and rescue efforts were hampered by difficult conditions such as heavy rains, landslides, and many villages nestled in inaccessible hillside areas.