40 killed and nearly 350 injured in eastern Afghanistan storm

Taliban officials said at least 40 people were killed and nearly 350 others injured by heavy rain in eastern Afghanistan (Shafiullah Kakar/AP)

At least 40 people died and nearly 350 others were injured during a powerful storm which brought heavy rain to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban officials said on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, at least 17 people died when a bus overturned on a main highway, official media reported.