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Laqayi, Afghanistan — More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured.
In one district, Baghlani Jadid, up to 1,500 homes were damaged or destroyed and “more than 100 people died,” Mohammad Fahim Safie, the National Programme Officer leading IOM’s emergency response said, citing government figures.- Advertisement - Rains on Friday also caused heavy damage in northeastern Badakhshan province, central Ghor province and western Herat, officials said.
The air force said it had started evacuation operations as the weather cleared on Saturday, adding that more than a hundred injured people had been transferred to hospital, without specifying from which provinces. In one video clip, children are heard crying and a group of men are looking at floodwaters, in which bits of broken wood and debris from homes can be seen.
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