At least nine people have been confirmed dead and seven others injured due to flash floods in east Afghanistan’s Parwan province, a local official said on Wednesday.
The floods swept through several villages in Siagard and Shimorti districts on Tuesday afternoon following heavy rains, destroying 200 residential houses, 1,000 acres of agricultural land, 36 km of road, some water canals and scores of animals, according to provincial government spokesman Sayed Hekmatullah Shamim.
Afghanistan’s meteorological authorities have forecast more rains and floods in parts of the mountainous country in the coming days.
