TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan, March 1 (Xinhua) -- A landslide killed at least six people, including women and children, in southern Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, a local official reported.

The disaster occurred late on Friday after heavy rain and snowfall in the Sarmory area of the province's Gizab district, said Zamir Ahmad, provincial director of culture and information.

Earlier, four people lost their lives and three others were wounded after the roof of their house collapsed in Urozgan's neighboring Kandahar province on Tuesday.

At least 36 people have died and 40 others were injured in rain-related incidents throughout Afghanistan, Spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Wednesday.

In the last couple of days, heavy rains, snow and flash floods have impacted most parts of the poverty-stricken country. Enditem

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