US EditionFlash floods triggered by heavy rains in Afghanistan kill at least 17 people
At least 1,800 families were affected by floods worsened by poor infrastructure and climate change, officials said, amid a $1.7 billion UN humanitarian appeal.
- Mohammad Yousaf Hammad, spokesman for Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, said Thursday the season's first heavy rains triggered flash floods that killed at least 17 and injured 11.
- Decades of conflict and environmental change have increased Afghanistan's vulnerability to flash floods, especially in remote areas with mud homes and poor infrastructure.
- In Herat's Kabkan district, a roof collapse killed five family members on Thursday, while floods damaged infrastructure, killed livestock, and affected 1,800 families, Mohammad Yousaf Saeedi said.
- The authority has dispatched assessment teams to affected districts, with surveys ongoing as severe weather disrupted daily life across central, northern, southern and western regions of Afghanistan.
- On Tuesday the United Nations and humanitarian partners launched a $1.7 billion appeal to assist nearly 18 million people amid warnings that Afghanistan will remain a major crisis in 2026.
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At least 17 people have died in floods in several parts of Afghanistan, a spokesman for the country's National Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday. At least 11 people have been injured. The first heavy rain and snowfall of the season ended a long drought and triggered a thunderstorm. Several people died when the roof of a property in Kabkan, in western...
Three days of heavy snowfall and flash floods have lashed several Afghan provinces, killing 12 people and injuring 11. According to the National Disaster Management Authority, 274 homes have been completely destroyed and 1,558 partially destroyed, leaving many families homeless.
12 Dead, 11 Injured as Floods Ravage Afghanistan
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Heavy snowfall and flash floods in the last three days across several provinces of Afghanistan has resulted in the death of 12 people and left at least 11 others injured, Tolo News reported on Thursday citing the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA). World News | 12 Dead, 11 Injured as Floods Ravage Afghanistan.
Devastating Flash Floods Wreak Havoc in Afghanistan | Science-Environment
Heavy rains and snowfall have unleashed flash floods in Afghanistan, resulting in at least 17 deaths and injuring 11 people. The floods have disrupted life across multiple regions, damaging infrastructure, affecting 1,800 families, and exacerbating conditions in vulnerable communities.
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