Afghanistan hit by second powerful quake as death toll exceeds 1,400

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, sparking fears of further damage and destruction almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more.

Residents and rescue workers in southeastern Afghanistan continue to search for survivors in the ruins of homes and villages, flattened by Sunday’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake. On Tuesday, the region was hit…