Widespread flooding hits Afghanistan, leaving 22 people dead, 10 missing
At least 22 people have lost their lives as widespread flooding hit Afghanistan over the past couple of days, the country's disaster management authority (ANDMA) reported Tuesday, May 4, 2021. More than 200 homes have been damaged or destroyed, as well as wide swaths of farmland. 10 people are still missing.
Heavy rains from Sunday, May 2, caused flooding that affected several provinces of the country, including Badakhshan, Daikundi, Bamyan, Khost, Samangan, Baghlan, Maidan Wardak, Ghor, and Herat.
Preliminary reports show that at least 44 homes have been destroyed and 197 have been damaged. Wide swaths of orchards and farmlands have also been affected.
در اثر سرازیر شدن سیلاب‌ها در غور7تن جان باختند.
این سیلاب‌ها دیشب در ولسوالی های ساغر و شهرک غور در پی باران شدید سرازیر شد که در نتیجه 7 نن جان باختند.
در این سیلاب ها صدها گوسفند تلف شد و ده‌ها منزل مسکونی، صدها جریب زمین و چندین پل و پلچک تخریب شد.
مبارزه با حوادث غور pic.twitter.com/wdK12jZWIe— خبرنگار آزاد (@Af_Journalist) May 4, 2021
زیان های مالی وارد شده به باشندگان ولسوالی اوبه #هرات ناشی از سیلاب های بوجود آمده در بیست و چهار ساعت اخیر pic.twitter.com/m0GvKwKwBI
— khate-nakhost (@KhateNakhost) May 4, 2021
At least 22 people were killed after floods hit some districts of #Herat province in west of #Afghanistan. Officials say 10 others are missing. pic.twitter.com/i3vf8urEws
— Khalil Noori (@KhalilNoori) May 4, 2021
شمار جان باخته‌گان سیلاب‌ها در هرات به ۲۲ تن افزایش یافت
https://t.co/8PFb3JjCJd#ArianaNews #Afghanistan #Herat #Flood pic.twitter.com/wUMBYAZ5zG
— Ariana News (@ArianaNews_) May 4, 2021
ANDMA reported at least 22 fatalities, all of them in the province of Herat, while 10 people are missing in nine provinces. Hundreds of livestock have also been killed in the floods.
The Afghan Meteorological Department expects severe weather until Wednesday, May 5. Warnings for heavy rain, thunderstorm, and flash floods remain in place, particularly for the northern and central provinces.
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