Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed no less than 68 folks in Afghanistan, Taliban officers stated Saturday, including the demise toll was primarily based on preliminary stories.
Afghanistan has been witnessing unusually heavy seasonal rains.
Within the hard-hit western province of Ghor, 50 folks had been reported useless, stated Abdul Wahid Hamas, spokesman for the provincial governor. He additionally stated the province has suffered important monetary losses after 1000’s of houses and properties had been broken and a whole lot of hectares of agricultural land destroyed following Friday’s floods, together with the capital metropolis Feroz Koh.
In the meantime, 18 folks within the northern province of Farayab had been killed and two others injured on Friday, based on Esmatullah Moradi, the provincial governor’s spokesman. Damages to property and land had been reported throughout 4 districts and over 300 animals had been killed, he added.
The U.N. meals company posted on social media platform X, saying Ghor was probably the most affected by the floods the place 2500 households had been impacted. WFP evaluation groups are on the bottom to deploy help, the submit stated.
The Taliban’s authorities chief spokesman mourned “the lack of our fellow Afghans,” and urged “accountable authorities … to supply all essential help to alleviate the struggling,” in a submit on X. He additionally known as on “our benevolent donors” to assist and humanitarian organizations to supply the affected communities with assist.
Final week, WFP stated the exceptionally heavy rains in Afghanistan have killed greater than 300 folks and destroyed 1000’s of homes, principally within the northern province of Baghlan, which bore the brunt of floods on Could tenth.
Survivors have been left with no dwelling, no land, and no supply of livelihood, the World Meals Group stated. Most of Baghlan is “inaccessible by vans,” stated WFP, including that it’s resorting to each various it could actually consider to ship meals to the survivors
The newest catastrophe got here on the heels of devastating floods that killed no less than 70 folks in April. The waters additionally destroyed about 2,000 houses, three mosques and 4 faculties in western Farah and Herat, and southern Zabul and Kandahar provinces.