Flash floods leave at least 20 dead in Afghanistan

“The flash floods have left dozens of houses destroyed and caused losses of around 100 livestock. We have 18-20 dead and 30 wounded due to the floods. Two people have been missing. More than 100 livestock were lost and 100 residences were destroyed,” said Mawlawi Sharafuddin Muslim, the Deputy Minister of Natural Disaster Management.

In the past days, heavy rainfall caused several landslides in Kandahar, Helmand, Herat, Badakhshan, Takhar, Parwan, Kunduz, Maidan Wardak, Baghlan, Faryab,nd Jawzjan provinces.

Baghlan, Parwan, and Badghis were the three provinces affected most severely by the recent floods, officials said. 

According to the Afghanistan Meteorological Department, the rainfall is between 20 and 60 mm in various parts of the country. (ILKHA)