Rescue teams are frantically working to reach survivors following the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed more than 1,400 people.

Countless victims are still trapped in isolated areas largely inaccessible to aid workers, authorities warned on Wednesday.

The magnitude 6.0 shallow quake struck the mountainous region along the Pakistan border late on Sunday, collapsing mud-brick homes on sleeping families. Frightened by continuous aftershocks, residents have gathered in open areas or are desperately searching through rubble for missing loved ones.

Taliban authorities report the death toll has climbed to at least 1,469, with more than 3,700 people injured, marking one of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquakes in recent decades.

United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi

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