Search efforts continue in Qeshm after 2 children rescued

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Search and rescue operations continue for people trapped under rubble following a US strike on Qeshm Island, with officials confirming that the two people pulled from the debris and taken to hospital earlier were children, Al Jazeera reports.

The director general of crisis management for the Hormozgan governorate told the IRIB state broadcaster that “efforts are ongoing to rescue three other members of this family”.

The building struck by US forces was reportedly home to a family of five.

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