50 houses turn to ashes in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province

STORY: 50 houses turn to ashes in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the burned houses and burning houses in Jawzjan province STORYLINE: At least 50 residential houses have been burned to ashes by natural fire in the northern province of Jawzjan since Monday, provincial police chief Damullah Serajuddin Ahmadi said Wednesday. It is a natural fire that erupted on Monday, which has destroyed at least 50 houses, many of them turned to ashes, the official added. The natural incident has badly damaged Bala Mardian village in Faizabad district, the official went on to say. Confirming the incident, provincial head of Work and Social Affairs, Qari Nurullah Masafir who is from Bala Mardian village, told Xinhua that the natural fire burned the houses horrifyingly. The houses, where the people used to live in the affected area, were mostly made up of mud and wood. The reason for the fire