35 die in storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban says

35 People Die in a Storm That Brought Heavy Rainfall to Eastern Afghanistan, Taliban Official Says

ISLAMABAD—A storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan killed at least 35 people on Monday, a Taliban official said. Many others were injured across Nangarhar province, according to Sediqullah Quraishi, provincial director of the information and culture department. Among the dead were five members of the same family who were killed when the roof of their house collapsed in Surkh Rod district, Quraishi said. Four other family member…

Heavy rains kill 35 in eastern Afghanistan

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, said. The casualties were caused by heavy storms and rains that collapsed trees, walls and roofs of peop…

Torrential rains claim 35 lives in Eastern Afghanistan, official confirms

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’…

At least 35 dead in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province due to heavy rainfall. A Taliban spokesperson, who are in power in Afghanistan, reports this. Over 200 injured are also reported. Due to the rainfall, houses have been destroyed and agricultural land rendered useless, says a local official. Five members of one family died when the roof of their house collapsed. Four other family members were injured. In May, 300 people were killed in f…

Official: Heavy rains kill at least 35 in eastern Afghanistan

Storms follow May flash flooding killed hundreds and swamped farmlands

40 Dead, Hundreds Injured After Heavy Rain, Storms In Eastern Afghanistan

Thirty-five people have died and more than 230 others have been injured in heavy rains and storms in Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan, the provincial administration of the Taliban-led government in Nangarhar said on July 15 in a statement.