International Desk: Another 29 people have been killed in Afghanistan in the last four days due to ongoing heavy rains. The country’s government disaster management department said this on Saturday night.
Disaster Management Department spokesperson Bhan Sayek said 29 people lost their lives due to rain between Wednesday and Saturday. He also said that there were casualties in ten provinces of Afghanistan.
The spokesperson also said that seven more people were injured at the same time. He said that 72 houses were damaged or destroyed in this flash flood, and more than 2500 acres of agricultural land were washed away.
Last winter in Afghanistan was unusually dry. Then, in the last two weeks, most of the provinces of the country received continuous and heavy rains. It has sporadically caused flash floods in several parts of Afghanistan.
More than 100 people have been killed in floods in Afghanistan this month, according to official figures. More than 25,000 families are in need of assistance as a result of the floods.
The UN warned last year that Afghanistan was facing major changes due to extreme weather. After four decades of war, Afghanistan is now among the least prepared countries in the world to face extreme weather.
At least 25 people were killed in a landslide in eastern Afghanistan last February after heavy snowfall. Apart from this, around 60 people were killed in the three weeks of continuous rains that ended in March.
