ZCZC
BFF-28
AFGHANISTAN-SNOWFALL-KILLED
Over a dozen killed as roofs collapse after snowfall in Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan, Jan 12, 2020 (BSS/Xinhua) -Over a dozen people were killed as heavy snowfalls and rains caused the collapse of the roofs of multiple houses in two Afghan provinces over the weekend, authorities said.
Six people were killed on Sunday after roofs collapsed in Qader Abad village of Injil district of western Herat province, while two others died in Adraskan district of Herat, Jailani Farhad, provincial government spokesman, told Xinhua.
Many of the highways connecting Herat with neighboring provinces have also blocked by the snowfall, the official added.
Earlier on Sunday, a woman succumbed to her injuries from the fall of her house roof while being shifted to a hospital in Kandahar city, capital of southern Kandahar province, local government spokesman Bahir Ahmadi told Xinhua.
On Saturday, snowfall killed six children and injured 14 others as a roof collapsed in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar.
Such incidents are common in the impoverished country as most of the houses and shops in countryside have been built with mud and woods.
BSS/XINHUA/AU/17:30 hrs