Collapse of built environment
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Event title
Afghanistan - 34 injured as roof collapses during wedding party in E. Afghanistan
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2026-05-05 16:07:02
Last update (UTC)
2026-05-05 16:07:02
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province
A total of 34 persons were injured as the roof of a house collapsed during a wedding party in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday, Xinhua reported citing the statement of the provincial government.
A wedding party was underway in Chapa Dara district when the roof of a house caved in, leaving 34 persons including men, women and children injured, the statement said, citing Abdul Mabin Maftoon, the head of National Disaster Management Authority in the province as saying.
All the injured persons have been transported to a hospital in the provincial capital Asadabad.