Afghanistan

Ceiling collapse kills four people in Nangarhar

A house damaged by recent flash floods in Nangarhar. July 2022.

At least four people were killed and three more injured when a ceiling collapsed at a house during a wedding ceremony in Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar on Wednesday night, Taliban officials said.

The incident happened in Mohmand Dawni village in Spin Ghar district due to heavy rainfalls in the area.

Children and women are among the victims, health officials said, all those affected are from family.

This comes as recent flash floods, rainfalls and earthquakes in various parts of the country have killed hundreds of people and wounded scores more.