Flash floods kill 21 members of two families in Afghanistan, says official

Flash floods kill 21 members of two families in Afghanistan, says official

KABUL - At least 21 members of two families died in flash floods on Tuesday in western province of Farah in Afghanistan, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.

Flash floods kill a total of at least 31 across Afghanistan

At least 21 people were killed after sudden flash floods swept through a mountainous area in Qala-e-Kah district of western Farah province, local sources told Amu. The victims, who had traveled to the area for leisure, were caught off guard when the floods surged unexpectedly, throwing them into a deep ravine, the sources said. At least four others were injured, and several children were among the dead. Taliban officials have not yet commented o…

Floods kill 21 members of two families in Afghanistan

Kabul : At least 21 people from two families died in floods that swept through Farah province in western Afghanistan, according to Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qaniee on Tuesday.  Abdul Mateen Qani, Spokesman for the Interior Ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said that women and children were among the victims, while five others were injured.  He added that the families were on a picnic in Kojar village in Pushtk…

Flash floods in Afghanistan’s Farah province claim lives of 23 people | Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus

According to initial estimates, 21 people died due to flooding in Farah, Afghanistan.

According to information from sources in Farah province, 14 of the victims of yesterday's (Tuesday, March 27) flood in Pusht-e-Kuh district are children under the age of 18. According to sources, 20 people died in the incident and four others were injured. Local Taliban officials had announced the death toll yesterday at 21 and the injured at five. Sources say that all the victims are members of two families. They had gone to the mountains for r…