Devastating floods following heavy rains in Afghanistan’s northern province Baghlan killed not less than 50 individuals and injured over 100 others on Friday.
While informing the toll of casualties, Abdul Mateen Qaniee, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Interiors stated that it could rise additional. He additional stated that flooding has affected over 5 districts with over 150 individuals caught and need assistance. According to him two heavy storms have been predicted for Friday night time.
“The Ministry of Interior has sent teams and helicopters to the area, but due to a shortage of night vision lights in helicopters, the operation may not be successful,” Qaniee stated. The floods additionally broken houses and properties in varied districts, in line with Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in Baghlan.
Death toll might rise
Meanwhile, Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in Baghlan has acknowledged that the floods gulped houses and properties in a number of districts. He too stated that the preliminary dying toll was preliminary and it “would possibly rise as many individuals are lacking”.
Abdullah Janan Saiq, the Taliban’s spokesman for the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management stated that the flash floods additionally hit the capital, Kabul. According to him, the rescue groups, carrying meals and different assist, have been dispatched to the affected areas. He emphasised that the rescue operation stays the primary focus in the meanwhile and would later be in a greater place to offer exact figures on casualties and injury.
Notably, over 70 individuals misplaced their lives from heavy rains and flash flooding within the nation final month. About 2,000 houses, 3 mosques, and 4 colleges have been broken in these floods. The flooding additionally broken agricultural land whereas about 2,500 animals died within the deluges.
(WIth Inputs From Agencies)
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