Floods kill 24 across Afghanistan in recent days

Floods kill 24 across Afghanistan in recent days

KABUL: Heavy rain and floods have killed at least 24 people in the past 48 hours across Afghanistan, local and disaster officials said on Friday (May 22).In the last 24 hours, 15 people were killed in the northern province of Baghlan, two in northeastern Badakhshan and one in central Wardak due to flash flood

More floods in Afghanistan kill 24 across in 2 days

Heavy rain and floods have killed at least 24 people in the past 48 hours across Afghanistan, local and disaster officials said today. In the last 24 hours, 15 people were killed in the northern province of Baghlan, two in northeastern Badakhshan, and one in central Wardak due to flash floods. "Fifteen people have lost their lives, and dozens more have been injured due to the floods," said Farooq Akhplawak, spokesman for the Baghlan governor. A …

Deadly flash floods kill 24 across Afghanistan

At least 24 people have lost their lives across Afghanistan after days of intense rainfall triggered destructive flash floods in several provinces, according to local authorities and disaster management officials. The worst-hit area was the northern province of Baghlan Province, where flash floods killed 15 people within the last 24 hours. Officials also reported dozens of injuries as floodwaters swept through residential areas and damaged infra…

Floods kill 15, damage hundreds of homes in northern Afghanistan

Afghan men clear mud from a house following flash floods after heavy rainfall at a village in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province on May 11, 2024. – More than 300 people were killed in flash flooding in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan, the World Food Programme said on May 11. (Photo by Atif Aryan / AFP) Local officials in Baghlan Province said flash floods have killed at least 15 people, injured dozens and damaged or destro…