2024-05-19 14:20:44
Kabul: Heavy rains in Afghanistan since final month have wreaked havoc. Rainfall within the final 24 hours within the Gor province of western Afghanistan has induced flooding at many locations, ensuing within the deaths of at the least 50 individuals. A Taliban official gave this data on Saturday. The official mentioned the demise toll was primarily based on preliminary data and will rise. Abdul Wahid Hamas, spokesman for the governor of Gor province, mentioned dozens of individuals have been lacking. He additionally mentioned that 1000’s of homes and properties have been broken and a whole bunch of hectares of agricultural land have been destroyed in varied areas after Friday’s floods, together with the capital Firoz Koh. The province has suffered vital monetary losses. “Floods hit the province’s Shahrak, Dulina, Lal and Sarjangal districts, destroying 2,000 residential homes and a pair of,500 retailers,” provincial police spokesman Abdulrahman Badres mentioned.
18 individuals died in Faryab
Heavy rain and flooding additionally blocked roads into Ghor’s neighboring provinces of Herat and Farah. In the meantime, on Friday, 18 individuals have been killed and two others have been injured within the northern province of Faryab. The spokesperson of Governor Esmatullah Moradi gave this data. He mentioned injury to property and land was reported in 4 districts and greater than 300 animals have been killed.
300 individuals died final week
Final week, the UN meals company mentioned unusually heavy seasonal rainfall in Afghanistan had killed greater than 300 individuals and destroyed 1000’s of properties. The flood wreaked most havoc in Baghlan. The World Meals Company had mentioned that the survivors have neither properties, land nor any technique of livelihood left. Most elements of Baghlan are inaccessible to vehicles. The company has mentioned that it’s adopting each attainable choice to ship meals to the individuals.
(Primarily based on inputs from businesses)