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Sixteen killed in flash floods in Afghanistan
(Last Updated On: July 8, 2022)
Sixteen people have been killed in flash floods caused by heavy rain in Afghanistan, officials said on Friday.
Twenty-two more have been injured in the floods which happened in 11 provinces of the country, said Ghulam Ghaws Naseri, acting minister of state for disaster management.
According to the official, 611 houses were destroyed or damaged by the floods. 1,600 livestock also died, he said.
The floods destroyed crops covering 54,700 acres of land.
Naseri said that the ministry had instructed all its provincial departments to speed up surveying and responding following the floods.