The head of the provincial natural disaster management department says Baghlan province hospitals have tallied 50 deaths, adding the toll could rise.
Since mid-April, flash flooding and other floods have left about 100 people dead in 10 of Afghanistan's provinces, with no region entirely spared, according to authorities. / Photo: AFP
"So far, the number of dead is 50 as per the hospital authorities of Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province," said Hedayatullah Hamdard, the head of the provincial natural disaster management department, adding the toll could rise. Emergency personnel were"searching for any possible victims under the mud and rubble, with the help of security forces from the national army and police," Hamdard said late Friday.Since mid-April, flash flooding and other floods have left about 100 people dead in 10 of Afghanistan's provinces, with no region entirely spared, according to authorities.
Afghanistan –– which had a relatively dry winter, making it more difficult for the soil to absorb rainfall –– is vulnerable to climate change.
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