7 people killed in roof collapse in east Afghanistan

STORY: 7 people killed in roof collapse in east Afghanistan DATELINE: April 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a collapsed house in Alishing district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Seven members of a family lost their lives as the roof of their house caved in on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, said Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs. According to the official, the deadly incident took place at 2 a.m. local time Friday in Alishing district when the roof of a mud house collapsed and killed seven members of the ill-fated family. Five children, along with their parents, were killed. Only an eight-year-old girl survived but was in critical condition, the official further said. In war-torn Afghanistan, especially in rural areas, residential houses are mostly built of mud, which is prone to natural disasters and easily gutted in rainstorms and flash floods. Xinh

AFGHANISTAN-LAGHMAN-ROOF COLLAPSE

AFGHANISTAN-LAGHMAN-ROOF COLLAPSE

(230408) -- LAGHMAN, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people gather near a collapsed mud house in Alishing district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, April 7, 2023. Seven members of a family lost their lives as the roof of their house caved in on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi, said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-LAGHMAN-ROOF COLLAPSE

AFGHANISTAN-LAGHMAN-ROOF COLLAPSE

(230408) -- LAGHMAN, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people gather near a collapsed mud house in Alishing district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, April 7, 2023. Seven members of a family lost their lives as the roof of their house caved in on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi, said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)