US EditionHeavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing a mother and her 6 children
- Seven family members were killed when their house collapsed in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, due to heavy rain, with only the father surviving the incident.
- The victims included a mother and her six children, aged between 4 and 15, according to authorities.
- Said Tayeb Hammad, police spokesman, confirmed the accident happened overnight while the family was sleeping.
- Afghanistan is particularly susceptible to extreme weather events such as heavy rain, which can cause flash floods and fatalities.
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Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing a mother and her 6 children
A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after heavy rain caused their home to collapse as they slept at night.
A family in eastern Afghanistan suffered a devastating tragedy after torrential rains caused their home to collapse while they slept, local authorities reported on Thursday, January 29. The mother and her six children, aged between 4 and 15, lost their lives, while the father was injured and taken to a hospital in Jalalabad. What happened on Thursday, January 29, in Afghanistan? According to Said Tayeb Hammad, a police spokesman in Nangarhar pr…
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Seven Killed as Two-Story House Collapses in Jalalabad, Nangarhar
Seven people, including a mother and six children, were killed and one person injured when a two-story house collapsed in Qochko area of central Jalalabad, Nangarhar province. Taliban police command in Nangarhar confirmed the incident occurred around midnight in the seventh security district of Jalalabad city, with the injured person being the family’s father. Afghanistan’s infrastructure has deteriorated significantly over decades of conflict a…
House collapse in eastern Afghanistan kills mother, six children
A mother and her six children were killed when a two-storey house collapsed in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the Taliban police command said in a statement on Thursday. The incident occurred around midnight in the Quchko area of Jalalabad, the provincial capital, according to the statement. The children’s father was injured and is receiving treatment in hospital, the statement said, adding that his condition was stable. The house was locate…
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