Two people, including a woman, were killed and 37 others were injured when a bus rolled over on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Zabul province on Saturday night, officials said.

Mirwais Afghan, director of public health in Zabul, said that the incident happened in Karizgi area in Shahf-e-Safa district.

The injured include 26 men and 11 women who were taken to the hospital in the district for treatment.

Mehdi Bab Al-Hawaeji, the deputy governor of Tehran, has warned that they will fight illegal immigrants like in war.

Addressing the officials of Ray city of Tehran, Bab al-Hawaeji said: “Today, confronting illegal immigrants in Ray city is like fighting in a war. It’s like when our children took up arms, came out and were martyred.”

He continued: “There are landmines around our families – moral, social, and economic landmines.”

Bab al-Hawaeji said that there are also legal refugees who break laws and their presence is a threat.

He stated that fining is not enough and officials should use their other powers.

The official warned real estate consultants and property dealers that they will be prosecuted if they provide houses to illegal immigrants.

This comes as the Iranian government repatriates hundreds of undocumented Afghans to their country every day.

Ten members of a family have died due to the flood in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, officials said on Sunday.

Mohammad Kamgar, head of disasters of provincial disaster management authority, said that the incident happened last night in Murchak area of provincial capital Faizabad, and women and children are among the dead.

He added that rescue teams are busy finding bodies and casualties are likely to rise.

It comes a day after floods damaged agricultural lands, water canals and roads in Shuhada and Warduj districts of Badakhshan province.