Afghanistan, April 20 -- Local authorities in Helmand province, Afghanistan, have announced that nine people have lost their lives following the destruction of two houses due to heavy rainfall and flooding in the Greshk and Kajaki districts of the province.

The Head of Information and Culture of the Helmand province, released a statement saying that the incident first occurred Thursday night, April 18th, in the Abghol area of the Kajaki district.

According to the statement, these houses were demolished as a result of severe flooding, claiming the lives of seven members of a family, including one man, four women, and two children.

Authorities reported that on Friday night, April 19th, following the collapse of a house roof in a Tajik vi...