US EditionExtreme weather leaves 22 dead over past 24 hours in Afghanistan, including 13 from collapsing roofs
Storms and heavy rainfall also injured 32 people and destroyed or damaged thousands of homes, authorities said.
- On Tuesday, Afghan authorities reported 22 deaths and 32 injuries over the last 24 hours as torrential rainfall triggered widespread roof collapses across eastern Afghanistan.
- In the eastern province of Nangarhar, roof collapses killed 13 people and injured 19 in Jalalabad and surrounding districts, said Siddiqullah Quraishi, information director in the Information and Culture Directorate.
- Heavy storms over the past two weeks have left more than 130 people dead nationwide, while Quraishi noted 104 people required helicopter airlifts after becoming stranded by floodwaters.
- Floods and landslides destroyed hundreds of kilometers of roads, blocking major highways linking Kabul to northern, eastern, and western provinces as the Afghanistan National Disaster Authority warned casualty figures could increase.
- This incident follows earlier flooding, demonstrating the nation's vulnerability to extreme weather events; similar springtime flash floods caused more than 300 deaths during 2024.
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Extreme weather in Afghanistan has resulted in 22 deaths and 32 injuries in the past day. Torrential rain has caused roof collapses, flooding, and landslides, with a total of over 130 fatalities in two weeks. Major infrastructure damage has left many stranded and critical roads closed.
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Extreme weather leaves 22 dead over past 24 hours in Afghanistan, including 13 from collapsing roofs
Afghan authorities say extreme weather has left 22 people dead and 32 injured over the last 24 hours, including more than a dozen who were killed after torrential rainfall caused the roofs of houses to collapse overnight in eastern Afghanistan.
Extreme weather leaves 22 dead over past 24 hours in Afghanistan
Afghan authorities say extreme weather has left 22 people dead and 32 injured over the last 24 hours, including more than a dozen who were killed after torrential rainfall caused the roofs of houses to collapse overnight in eastern Afghanistan
Afghan authorities reported that the extreme weather has left 22 dead and 32 injured in the last 24 hours, including more than a dozen people who died when torrential rains caused house roofs to collapse overnight in eastern Afghanistan.
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