Heavy seasonal rains triggered flash floods in Afghanistan’s northern provinces on Friday, killing at least 50 people and leaving many missing, the Associated Press reported, citing Taliban officials.
Officials said the death toll from flooding in Baghlan province, which also hit the southern capital Kabul, is likely to rise, The Associated Press reported. According to the Associated Press, many homes were destroyed and rescue teams were delivering food and aid to the affected areas.
In recent years, Afghanistan has experienced severe situations financial crisisfaced with a series of natural disasterand processed war and conflicts with neighboring countries, Pakistan.
This year’s wet weather is partly due to El Niño The International Rescue Committee said in a report that the phenomenon increased the risk of flooding and hampered crop production and the flow of food supplies, especially in the north and northeast of the country. statement last week.
Flash floods caused by heavy rains last month inundated much of Afghanistan, killing more than 100 people, destroying more than 1,000 homes and destroying more than 60,000 acres of farmland, the group said.
Damage to roads, bridges and electrical infrastructure could impede the delivery of humanitarian aid, the report said.
“Any additional flooding would adversely affect large numbers of people already suffering from economic collapse, severe malnutrition and conflict,” the report added.
