Natural disasters cause $2 bln damages in Afghanistan

1,570 people were killed and 5,842 others were injured in the recent natural disasters in country, Afghan government said in a report.

17,726 families were displaced and more than one million were affected, and 51,518 animals were killed, according to the report.

“16 thousand houses were completely destroyed and 19,700 houses were partially destroyed, 51 mosques, 35 schools, 12 clinics, 29 water supply networks, 635 thousand acres of farmlands, 371,342 acres of gardens, 4,470 meters of large rivers , 284 wells, five mills, 766 bridges and culverts, 569 kilometers of roads, about 27 thousand meters of retaining walls, 4,254 solar panels and nearly 5,000 small water Dams have been destroyed and damaged due to these natural disasters,” report said, adding that the total amount of damage has reached two billion dollars financially.

Meanwhile, the officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have also taken a series of necessary and timely measures in response to these incidents.

Above 3,500 citizens have been rescued and thousands of people have been treated by various organizations of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with the assistance of 430 flights and 500 ambulances, officials said.

At the same time, thousands of families have been provided food and cash equivalent to 2 million dollars. (ILKHA)