ISLAMABAD: Extra heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, elevating the dying toll to 47 within the nation’s north following weeks of devastating torrents that had already left a whole bunch useless and lacking, a Taliban spokesman stated Sunday.
The brand new spherical of heavy rains and floods hit three districts in Faryab province Saturday night time, destroying homes and farmlands, stated Shamsuddin Mohammadi, the provincial director of knowledge.Earlier studies from Faryab put the dying toll at 18 however officers stated these had been nonetheless preliminary figures.
Afghanistan has been witnessing unusually heavy seasonal rains.
Within the hard-hit western province of Ghor, 50 individuals had been reported useless from Friday’s floods, in accordance with Abdul Wahid Hamas, spokesman for the provincial governor.
The U.N. meals company stated Ghor was essentially the most affected by the floods. Final week, the World Meals Program stated the exceptionally heavy rains in Afghanistan had killed greater than 300 individuals and destroyed 1000’s of homes, largely within the northern province of Baghlan.
Survivors have been left with no house, no land, and no supply of livelihood, WFP stated, including that the majority of Baghlan was inaccessible by vehicles.
The most recent catastrophe got here on the heels of devastating floods that killed no less than 70 individuals in April. The waters additionally destroyed about 2,000 properties, three mosques and 4 colleges in western Farah and Herat, and southern Zabul and Kandahar provinces.
The brand new spherical of heavy rains and floods hit three districts in Faryab province Saturday night time, destroying homes and farmlands, stated Shamsuddin Mohammadi, the provincial director of knowledge.Earlier studies from Faryab put the dying toll at 18 however officers stated these had been nonetheless preliminary figures.
Afghanistan has been witnessing unusually heavy seasonal rains.
Within the hard-hit western province of Ghor, 50 individuals had been reported useless from Friday’s floods, in accordance with Abdul Wahid Hamas, spokesman for the provincial governor.
The U.N. meals company stated Ghor was essentially the most affected by the floods. Final week, the World Meals Program stated the exceptionally heavy rains in Afghanistan had killed greater than 300 individuals and destroyed 1000’s of homes, largely within the northern province of Baghlan.
Survivors have been left with no house, no land, and no supply of livelihood, WFP stated, including that the majority of Baghlan was inaccessible by vehicles.
The most recent catastrophe got here on the heels of devastating floods that killed no less than 70 individuals in April. The waters additionally destroyed about 2,000 properties, three mosques and 4 colleges in western Farah and Herat, and southern Zabul and Kandahar provinces.
