Yesterday, flash floods caused by heavy rainfall hit the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, resulting in at least 20 fatalities, about 80 injuries, and more than 100 missing persons.
Yousuf Hammad, the spokesperson for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, stated on social media that the province suffered significant losses as a result of the floods.
He stated that after arriving in the impacted areas, representatives from the provincial disaster management agency had started search and rescue efforts, which included retrieving the victims’ bodies, rescuing the injured, and looking for the missing.
He said that once investigations and damage assessments are finished, preliminary numbers on casualties and property losses will be made public.
The Afghan government’s chief spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, stated that there had been fatalities and property damage in the province of Nuristan.
“The relevant agencies are seriously engaged in saving people’s lives and property,” he wrote on X.
Residents are advised to avoid riverbanks and other locations that could flood due to ANDMA’s forecast of further rain and storms in several regions.
According to the head of Afghanistan’s environmental protection organization, flooding has worsened and the country is especially sensitive to climate change.
Mawlavi Mati-ul-Haq Khalis stated last month that environmental issues “have severely affected the Afghan people and have contributed to a humanitarian crisis in the country.”
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