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Search and rescue operations underway after deadly floods hit Parwan province
(Last Updated On: August 26, 2020)
Major rescue operations are underway Wednesday morning after flash floods in Parwan province left at least 36 people dead and many missing.
Minister of Disaster Management Ghulam Bahaudin Jailani has confirmed the death toll and said more than 70 people were also injured and that at least 300 houses have been totally destroyed.
The floods, due to heavy rain, hit the provincial capital Charikar, at about 2am Wednesday morning and swept away roads, houses, vehicles and people.
According to Jailani search and rescue operations are currently still underway.
He said many people have been hospitalized.