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Flash flood death toll rises to almost 100 as rescue work continues
Close to 100 people have died and more than 150 were injured in devastating flash floods that swept through Parwan’s provincial capital Charikar in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
As teams of search and rescue workers continue to dig through rubble in the hopes of finding survivors, officials said operations could last for days as there were many areas that still needed to be searched.
Over 300 homes were also destroyed in the floods and widespread damage was done to roads.
Some victims have been taken in by relatives but many are being provided with temporary shelter at local schools.
Aid packages are also being distributed to the victims which the Afghan National Army is distributing.
Earlier in the day Asadullah Khalid, acting minister of defense, visited Parwan to assess the damage and assured residents that Afghan National Army would do everything it could to help.
Officials said government has also approved emergency relief funds for victims of 15 million AFN.