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A major earthquake struck a coastal region this morning, causing widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure. Emergency services reported significant injuries and are conducting search-and-rescue operations as aftershocks continue.

Authorities have issued evacuation orders for several neighborhoods near the coastline as tsunami warnings were briefly considered but later lifted. Local hospitals are overwhelmed with patients, and relief workers are coordinating from makeshift hubs to distribute supplies.

Officials appealed for calm and urged residents to stay off the roads to allow emergency crews access. International aid agencies began mobilizing援助 to provide medical care, shelter, and water, while investigators assess the quake’s epicenter and magnitude.