6 killed, 14 injured as roof collapses in S. Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Six children were killed and 14 others injured as a roof collapsed in Spin Boldak district of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday, the provincial governor's spokesman Bahir Ahmadi said.

According to Ahmadi, the incident took place in Hajji Wardak village of Spin Boldak district Saturday morning.

The official didn't provides more details.

In war-torn and impoverished Afghanistan, people in rural areas mostly construct mud houses, which are vulnerable in natural disasters including heavy rains and snowfall.