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1 killed, 3 injured as roof collapses in Afghanistan's Khost

Kabul, June 30 (UNI) One person has been confirmed dead, and three others sustained injuries as a roof collapsed in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province yesterday evening, provincial government spokesman Mustaghfir Gurbaz said today.
The gruesome incident took place in the wake of a heavy downpour in Jaji Maidan district, in which a 64-year-old woman lost her life and three others, including two children, were injured, the official said, adding that all the injured individuals had been taken to hospital.
In war-torn Afghanistan, especially in the countryside, people are mostly living in mud houses, which are prone to natural disasters such as rainstorms, snowfall and flooding.
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