Powerful storm and flooding in eastern Afghanistan claim over 40 lives, destroy 400 homes
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A powerful storm brought heavy rain to eastern Afghanistan on July 15, 2024, causing severe flooding in the Nangarhar Province and the surrounding regions. At least 40 lives were lost and 400 homes destroyed.
A powerful storm struck Eastern Afghanistan on July 15 and brought heavy rains, causing severe flooding in the Nangarhar Province.
The disaster affected the provincial capital of Jalalabad, Sukh Rod District, and their neighboring areas in the province bordering Pakistan, according to the provincial director for information and culture Qurishi Badlon.
Public Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman Amar confirmed that 40 people were killed in the storm on July 15 and that 347 others had been taken to the regional hospital in Nangarhar from Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, and nearby districts.
About 400 houses and 60 electricity poles were destroyed across Nangarhar, said provincial spokesman Sediqullah Quraishi. Power was cut in many areas and there was limited communications in Jalalabad city. The damage is still being assessed, he added.
All the casualties were reported in eastern Nangarhar, said Sharaf Zaman, spokesman of the interim Public Health Ministry. The figure may rise, he added.
Health services are being provided to the affected people, and the interim administration is coordinating with international organizations to prevent the spread of diseases, according to the spokesman.
References:
1 Overall Green alert Flood – GDACS – July 17, 2024
2 Floods leave at least 40 dead in – AA – July 16, 2024
3 35 dead, 250 injured in Afghanistan flash floods – AP7am – July 16, 2024
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