Deadly Flash Floods Strike Afghanistan: 4 Killed, 25 Injured in Nangarhar Amid Heavy Rains

According to the Khaama Press, Taliban-led officials stated that flash floods inflicted significant financial and human losses to the local people. At least four children were murdered, 25 were injured, and around 300 residential homes were severely destroyed as a result of flash floods.

According to the news, flash floods have devastated thousands of acres of agricultural land in the districts of Kaama, Lalpur, Goshta, and Koz Kunar, as well as other areas of Nangarhar province. Local locals have uploaded photos on social media showing the devastation caused by heavy rains and flooding in various sections of the province.

Locals have requested humanitarian organisations to assist flood-affected households. Meanwhile, according to Khaaama Press, torrential rains and high winds devastated gardens and fruit trees in northern Balkh, Samangan, Takhar, Kunduz, and Baghlan provinces.

Afghanistan's meteorological authority has forecast further rain and flooding in 18 provinces in the coming days. Earlier this month, Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesperson for the Taliban-led Ministry of Natural Disaster Management, told Khaama Press that flash floods and earthquakes had killed at least 29 people in 31 districts across Afghanistan in the previous month. According to Rahimi, 29 individuals have died in Afghanistan's 31 provinces.

According to Khaama Press, he stated that there were both material and financial losses as a result of the natural disasters, including the loss of 848 livestock, 155 residential homes, 1,242 partially damaged homes, and 7,106 acres of agricultural land.

Balkh, Zabul, Faryab, Uruzgan, Nimroz, Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan, and Laghman were earlier severely damaged by heavy rain, snow, and flood. Due to the excessive rain, more than 756 dwellings were partially or entirely destroyed.