At least 148 individuals have lost their lives, and 216 others have sustained injuries in Afghanistan over the past two weeks due to severe weather conditions, including heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, earthquakes, and lightning. Nangarhar province in Eastern Afghanistan has been severely affected, with 24 fatalities and 33 injuries reported in the last two days. The disasters have led to the destruction of 1,149 homes and significant damage to roads, farmlands, and local infrastructure.
Over 7,500 families have been impacted by the extreme weather, highlighting the humanitarian crisis in rural and vulnerable areas. The destruction of key roads has disrupted connectivity between Kabul and various provinces. Authorities have conducted airlift operations to rescue stranded residents as floods ravaged villages and urban areas.
Weather experts have issued warnings of more extreme conditions ahead, raising concerns of escalating casualties and damages in the coming days. Afghanistan has been grappling with recurrent climate-related disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, and droughts, affecting the country’s fragile communities. The United Nations has reported extensive damage caused by severe seasonal flooding across Afghanistan in the past two weeks, impacting over 73,000 individuals.
More than 9,000 homes have been damaged, and approximately 15,500 acres of agricultural land have been destroyed, posing challenges to food security in the affected regions.
