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Badakhshan farmers lose dozens of livestock in devastating hailstorm
Residents of Khash district say a devastating hailstorm hit their area on Sunday night, killing at least 80 sheep.
They said 30 other farm animals including cattle disappeared in the storm in Shahran village in the Mazar valley.
Bismillah, a resident of Khash district says that out of the dead sheep, 30 have been declared Halal, while the remainder are Haram.
According to him, 30 other animals are still missing.
The lost and missing cattle belong to three village farmers named Zalmay, Firoz and Mahbobullah.
Farid Shahrani, director of research at the Department of Agriculture in Badakhshan, says that this incident has caused enormous losses to the people and there is a need for institutions in this sector to help those affected by the storm.