Severe flooding affecting Afghanistan over the past weeks claimed the lives of at least 56 people, as of April 21, 2020. Authorities warn more than 7 million people are still at risk.
The worst affected Provinces are Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Farah, Faryab, Parwan, Takhar, and Ghor.
Media reports said at least 56 people lost their lives over the past weeks, while 31 were injured. Several others remain missing, so search operation continues. Around 600 houses have been destroyed and more than 3 000 partially damaged.
The spokesman for the ministry of disaster management, Ahmad Tamim Azimi remarked that the continuous severe flooding poses a threat to about seven million people, adding that roughly 25 percent of them are in an endangered situation.
"We have categorized the seven million flood-affected people. The first category is 1 029 000 people, who need immediate aids."
He continued, "the second category is three million people and the third one is 300 000."
To avoid flood risk in residential areas, Azimi said the ministry has a plan to establish river banks, canals, and stone walls around the rivers in five rainy zones in various provinces.
ملي اردو د ننګرهار شینوارو سیمې اړوند په سیلابونو کې ایسارې ۱۵۰ کورنۍ وژغورلې.@MoDAfghanistan rescued 150 families stuck in flood in Shinwari districts of Nangarhar province. Salute to their tireless efforts. #Afghanistan #AFG #ANA pic.twitter.com/eXTwu9aF4i
— Rezwanullah Shpoon (@shpoon1919) April 14, 2020
نمونه عکس دیگر از تخریبات سرک ولسوالی چخانسور ولایت نیمروز در اثر سیلابی که لطف فرمودید وانعکاس دادین pic.twitter.com/dUn4pt7Q8A
— Eng.I.Sarwary (@sarwary_eng) April 17, 2020
ملي اردو د ننګرهار شینوارو سیمې اړوند په سیلابونو کې ایسارې ۱۵۰ کورنۍ وژغورلې.@MoDAfghanistan rescued 150 families stuck in flood in Shinwari districts of Nangarhar province. Salute to their tireless efforts. #Afghanistan #AFG #ANA pic.twitter.com/eXTwu9aF4i
— Rezwanullah Shpoon (@shpoon1919) April 14, 2020
د بدخشان په کوکچې سيند کې يو موټر سيند ته لوېدلی، دوه تنه په ټپي حالت کې ژغورل شوي دي.#Afghanistan #Badakhshan #Floods pic.twitter.com/M9iTrD7jOc
— Khoshhal Taib (@KhoshTaib) April 13, 2020
Flash floods destroyed 183 houses and over 1,600 acres of land in #Kapisa province, said the head of the provincial national disaster management authority, who added no casualties have been reported yet. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/EzglMjQNEi
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) April 16, 2020
Featured image credit: @shpoon1919/Twitter
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