Heavy rains kill at least 35 in eastern Afghanistan

At least 35 people were killed and 230 injured on Monday after heavy rain in eastern Afghanistan, a local official said.

The casualties were caused by heavy storms and rains that collapsed trees, walls and roofs of people's houses. 400 houses were damaged, while electricity was out of service in the provincial capital of Jalalabad. Several citizens had donated blood at the hospital to support the recovery efforts.A spokesman for the Taliban government said that they would provide shelter, food and medicine to displaced families.