3 children killed in Kunar roof collapse

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Three children have been killed and a fourth injured as result of a roof-collapse incident in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Thursday.

Chapa Dara District Governor Maulvi Habibullah Zubair told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place last night when roofs of two rooms in a house caved in due to rainfall.

The roof cave-in occurred in the Sori Ghara village of the district, leaving three children dead and another wounded, the official said.

Rescuers reached the scene and took the injured child to hospital, the district chief said, adding the minor was in stable condition.

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