International Desk: At least 35 people were killed in heavy rains and thunderstorms in the eastern part of Afghanistan. More than two hundred people were injured. AFP reported this information in a report on Monday (July 15).
According to the report, at least 35 people were killed and 230 others were injured after heavy rain in the eastern part of Afghanistan on Monday, according to a local official. The head of the country’s information and culture department, Quraishi Badloon, told AFP that 35 people were killed and 230 others injured in some districts of Jalalabad and Nangarhar provinces in rain caused by thunderstorms on Monday evening.
He said that due to strong storms and rain, trees, walls, and roofs of people’s houses collapsed. It is feared that the number of casualties may increase. The bodies of the injured as well as the dead have been brought to Nangarhar Regional Hospital and Fatima-Tul-Zahra Hospital.
Earlier, hundreds of people lost their lives in flash floods in Afghanistan last May. At that time, agricultural land in many parts of the country was flooded. A poor 80 percent of the country’s population depends on agriculture for survival.
