Four killed as roof collapses in heavy rain

A Pakistani government official says the roof of a mud and brick house collapsed amid heavy rain in northwestern Pakistan killing four members of a family and injuring another.

Fahad Khan, a district official in Hangu, said yesterday a couple and their two minor children were buried under the debris when the roof collapsed the previous night amid heavy rains in the region. Khan said rescue workers recovered the bodies in the morning and transported an injured boy to a hospital.