20 killed, 80 injured in rain triggered flash foods in Afganistan

 

20 killed, 80 injured in rain triggered flash foods in Afganistan

In Afghanistan, at least 20 people were killed, around 80 others injured and over 100 remain missing after flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall struck Nuristan province in the eastern part of the country yesterday. The spokesperson of the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, Yousuf Hammad, said in a social media post that the floods caused heavy casualties in the province.

He said officials from the provincial disaster management department had arrived in the affected areas and launched search-and-rescue operations, including efforts to recover the bodies of victims, rescue the injured and search for those missing. He added that preliminary figures on casualties and property losses will be released after investigations and damage assessments are completed.