Heavy rains kill at least 35 in eastern Afghanistan
“The casualties were caused by heavy storms and rains that collapsed trees, walls and roofs of people’s houses,” said Quraishi Badloon, head of the Department of Information and Culture.
KABUL: At least 35 people were killed and 230 injured on Monday after heavy rain in eastern Afghanistan, a local official said.
“On Monday evening, rain caused by thunderstorms killed 35 people and injured 230 others in Jalalabad and certain districts of Nangarhar” province, Quraishi Badloon, head of the department of information and culture, told AFP.
The casualties were caused by heavy storms and rains that collapsed trees, walls and roofs of people’s houses, Badloon said.
“There is a possibility that casualties might rise,” he went on, adding that the wounded as well as victims’ bodies were brought to Nangarhar regional hospital and Fatima-tul-Zahra hospital.
Images shared by Badloon’s department showed medical personnel wearing white and blue uniforms giving treatment to the wounded.
“We share the grief of the families of the victims,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban government.
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