At least nine people were killed, and seven others were injured due to flash floods in Parwan province of Afghanistan, a provincial official said on Wednesday.
According to provincial government spokesperson Sayed Hekmatullah Shamim, the floods swept through several villages in the Siagard and Shimorti districts on Tuesday afternoon due to heavy rains.
Meanwhile, the floods had human and financial losses, including destroying 200 residential houses, 1,000 acres of agricultural lands, 36 km of road, some water canals and scores of animals, Shamim added.
Within the last four days, more than 30 people have died, and several others have been injured due to flash floods in Afghanistan, according to the disaster ministry’s official statement.
According to Mohammad Shafi Rahimi, the ministry’s spokesman, at least 26 people died in the Jalrez district due to heavy rains and their houses were destroyed.
Meanwhile, he said four people had been killed in Kabul due to flooding, 70 people had been injured, and 40 were still missing.
In addition, the country’s meteorological authorities have said that more rains and floods would be forecasted in the coming day in parts of the country.
