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In Photos: Heavy rains set off flash floods, killing 33 people in Afghanistan
Updated On: 15 April, 2024 12:14 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday (Pics/AFP)
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Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday (Pics/AFP)
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Abdullah Janan Saiq, the Taliban`s spokesman for the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that flash floods hit the capital, Kabul, and several provinces
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He added more than 600 houses were either damaged or destroyed while around 200 livestock died
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The flooding also damaged around 800 hectares of agricultural land, and more than 85 kilometres (53 miles) of roads, Saiq said
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Western Farah, Herat, southern Zabul and Kandahar are among the provinces that suffered the most damage, he added
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The weather department forecast more rain in the coming days in most of Afghanistan`s 34 provinces
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