Death toll after catastrophic flash floods in Afghanistan rises to more than 300: UN agency
Afghanistan floods
More than 300 people have been killed after flash floods triggered by seasonal rains ripped through Baghlanprovince, northern Afghanistan, according to theWorld Food Programme (WFP)on Saturday (May 11).
Significant damage
"On current information: in Baghlan province there are 311 fatalities, 2,011 houses destroyed and 2,800 houses damaged," saidRana Deraz, a communications officer for the UN agency in Afghanistan, told AFP.
Taliban's interior ministry, on Saturday (May 11) said that at least153 people across three provinces have been killed due to thedevastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan.
At least 138 people have been injured in the flooding across the threenorthern provinces Baghlan, Takhar and Badakhshan, caused by heavy rains on Friday, ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qaniee told Reuters.
Taliban authorities reportedly sent helicopters to assist civilians overnight after receiving reports that over 100 people were stranded.
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The Afghanistan capital, Kabul, was also not spared from the heavy rains and experienced its own flooding, according to Abdullah Janan Saiq, the Taliban’s spokesman for the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management.
Saiqsaid that rescue operations were underway, with teams delivering food and other essentials to those impacted. He emphasised that the rescue efforts were their priority. He also said that he would be able to provide more accurate updates on casualties and damages later.
Climate sensitive nation
A climate-sensitive nation, Afghanistan was battered by a similar calamity in April as heavy rains and flash floods resulted in the deaths of at least 70 people.
Last month’s floods also caused extensive damage to around 2,000 homes, three mosques, and four schools, and left thousands in need of humanitarian aid. Additionally, agricultural land suffered severe damage, and approximately 2,500 animals were lost to the floods, said Saiq.
(With inputs from agencies)
