The Bakhtar news agency said the flooding took place in the northern province of Parwan on Sunday. The agency said women and children were among the dead and 17 people were injured.
Heavy rains triggered flash floods that killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing in northern Afghanistan, the Taliban’s state news agency reported Monday.
The Bakhtar news agency said the flooding took place in the northern province of Parwan on Sunday. The agency said women and children were among the dead and 17 people were injured.
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At least 100 people remained missing on Monday, the report said, and a search and rescue operation was underway.
Flash floods washed away dozens of houses in the three affected districts in Parwan. The province is surrounded by mountains and more often than not witnesses floods due to heavy rains.
The local weather department said more rain was expected in the coming days in most of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. Heavy rains and flash floods across the country killed 40 people in July and 19 the month before.
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