Deaths From Afghanistan Floods up to 99, New National Warnings Issued

Deaths from Afghanistan floods up to 99, new national warnings issued

The death toll from heavy rainfall-triggered flooding across Afghanistan has risen to at least 99, with 154 others injured over the past nine days, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority said on Sunday.

Flood death toll in Afghanistan rises to 99

The death toll from recent floods in Afghanistan has risen to 99, with at least 154 people injured, as weeks of heavy rains continue to batter much of the country, Taliban-run disaster management agency said on Sunday. The National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said nearly 6,000 families have been affected since the wave of flooding began on March 26, with more than 3,600 homes destroyed and large swaths of farmland wiped out. In the pas…

Death Toll From Afghanistan Floods Rises to 77, Hundreds of Homes Damaged

The disaster management officials said on Saturday that at least 77 people had been killed and 137 others injured in floods that swept across several Afghanistan provinces between March 26 and April 4. The National Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Management Authority said the floods caused widespread destruction, leaving hundreds of homes either fully or partially destroyed and damaging thousands of jeribs of agricultural land. According to t…