A powerful quake hit in the mountains of Afghanistan where rural villages were severely damaged.

When the earthquake hit in the middle of the night while everyone was sleeping, these houses

essentially collapsed on top of one another. I'm Carolyn Beeler, more about the emergency response in Afghanistan, and the trend lines for

childhood vaccination in Britain.

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The ramifications of that are already becoming clear.

Also today, there's another aid flotilla heading toward Gaza.

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Those stories and many more are all ahead on the world.

This is The World. I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thanks for being with us this Monday.

Marco Wurman is off this week. Search and rescue operations are ongoing in eastern Afghanistan,

where a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit just before midnight on Sunday.

At least 1,400 people were killed, according to Taliban officials, and many more were injured.

The world Shrinjafari has been speaking with aid workers on the ground to get the latest.

The shock and anguish of the residents in this area in eastern Afghanistan can be heard in the cries of this young boy.

The video was captured by local media.

The boy raises his hands to the sky, asking God where his family disappeared. Behind him

are piles of wood, beings that until a few hours before made up the roofs and walls of these homes.

Samira Sayyad Rahman is in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. She's with Save the Children and has just

returned from the affected areas.

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