4 girls drown in Amu River as cable bridge collapses

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Four girls drowned in Amu River after a cable bridge carrying them collapsed in Tang Shiwa area of Maimy district in northeastern Badakhshan province, local officials said on Sunday.

Ehsanullah Kamgar, Badakhshan police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News four girls drowned in Amu River yesterday and were presumed dead. The girls wanted to cross the river using the suspension bridge in Maimy district.

The bodies of the girls are yet to be found and the incident resulted from a technical problem in the cable bridge, Kamgar added.

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