Rainfall Claims the Lives of Two Girls in Maidan Wardak

Source: Bakhtar News Agency

Local Taliban officials in Maidan Wardak say that two girls have died following the collapse of a house wall in Chaghto district of the province.

Bakhtar News Agency reported on Thursday (23 April), quoting Wahidullah Sarwari, spokesperson for the Taliban governor in Maidan Wardak, that the incident occurred the previous day in the “Dah Nah” village of the district.

According to the report, a 15 year old girl and a 22 year old girl were killed in the incident. The cause of the incident has been attributed to heavy rainfall.

This comes as last week, two children were also killed in the same district due to rainfall and a wall collapse.

It is worth noting that following recent weeks of rainfall in Afghanistan, hundreds of houses have been destroyed and thousands of jeribs of agricultural land have been lost. According to the United Nations, more than 90 people have also died.