8 killed in roof collapse in Pakistan

At least eight persons of the same family, including women and children, were killed when the roof of a house collapsed during a wedding on Thursday in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan , officials said.

The tragic incident occurred in Lerra area of Orakzai district of the province. A marriage ceremony was taking place when the roof collapsed due to heavy rainfall.

Twenty five people have been injured and eight persons were killed in the accident, police said