AT LEAST 62 folks died on account of lethal flash floods that hit northern Afghanistan on Friday (10/5). It was reported that many of the victims had been girls and kids.
A catastrophe administration official within the northern province of Baghlan stated seasonal heavy rains triggered flooding and residents had been unprepared for the sudden inflow of water.
“The demise toll in right now’s floods in Baghlan province has risen to 62,” stated Hedayatullah Hamdard, head of the province’s pure catastrophe administration division.
“The variety of victims might improve,” he stated, including that mild rain continued into the night in a number of districts of the province.
Emergency employees have been looking for attainable victims beneath the mud and rubble, with the assistance of safety forces from the nationwide military and police.
Dozens of tents, blankets and meals had been supplied for these left homeless, he added.
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Video footage seen on social media confirmed sturdy streams of muddy water flooding the streets and our bodies coated in white and black sheets.
In a single video clip, youngsters might be heard crying and a bunch of males have a look at the floodwaters, the place fragments of wooden and home particles might be seen.
Since mid-April, flash floods and different flooding have left round 100 folks lifeless in 10 Afghan provinces, and no areas have been spared, in keeping with authorities.
Farmland has been flooded in a rustic the place 80 % of the 40 million folks rely upon agriculture to outlive.
“Friday’s rains additionally brought on extreme harm in northeastern Badakhshan province and central Ghor province,” officers stated. (France24/Z-6)
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