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In Photos: Heavy rains set off flash floods, killing 33 people in Afghanistan

Updated On: 15 April, 2024 12:14 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday (Pics/AFP)

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday (Pics/AFP)

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Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday (Pics/AFP)
<p>Abdullah Janan Saiq, the Taliban`s spokesman for the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that flash floods hit the capital, Kabul, and several provinces</p>

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Abdullah Janan Saiq, the Taliban`s spokesman for the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that flash floods hit the capital, Kabul, and several provinces

<p>He added more than 600 houses were either damaged or destroyed while around 200 livestock died</p>

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He added more than 600 houses were either damaged or destroyed while around 200 livestock died

<p>The flooding also damaged around 800 hectares of agricultural land, and more than 85 kilometres (53 miles) of roads, Saiq said</p>

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The flooding also damaged around 800 hectares of agricultural land, and more than 85 kilometres (53 miles) of roads, Saiq said

<p>Western Farah, Herat, southern Zabul and Kandahar are among the provinces that suffered the most damage, he added</p>

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Western Farah, Herat, southern Zabul and Kandahar are among the provinces that suffered the most damage, he added

<p>The weather department forecast more rain in the coming days in most of Afghanistan`s 34 provinces</p>

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The weather department forecast more rain in the coming days in most of Afghanistan`s 34 provinces

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