At least 40 die after heavy rains pound eastern Afghanistan, destroying houses and cutting power
Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others. A spokesperson for Nangarhar province says the dead included five members of the same family who were killed when the roof of their house collapsed. Four other family members were injured. About 400 houses and 60 electricity poles were destroyed across the province and power was cut in many areas of the provincial capital. Separately, the official Taliban news agency reported that at least 17 people were killed and 34 others injured when a bus overturned on a main highway.
