At least five individuals have lost their lives, and numerous residences have been demolished due to flash floods hitting the provinces of Ghor and Badghis in West Afghanistan. In Badghis province, a woman was among the five fatalities, with three victims from the same family, as per Baridad Saber, head of the Disaster Preparedness Department in Badghis. The floods have resulted in the destruction of around 30 homes and significant damage to agricultural land.
The districts of Aab Kamari, Bala Murghab, Muqur, Qadis, and Ghormach in Badghis province experienced heavy rain and hail. Ghor province’s Governor’s media office reported that in the village of Jeh in Murghab district, 100 homes, numerous farmlands, and fruit-bearing trees were destroyed. Local residents have been severely affected by the floods, requiring urgent assistance. The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCI) has issued forecasts of heavy rainfall in the region in the upcoming days.
Thunderstorms and flash floods are anticipated in various provinces of Afghanistan, including Nuristan, Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kapisa, Panjsher, Parwan, Baghlan, Samangan, Badakhshan, Kunduz, Takhar, Balkh, Sar-i-Pul, Faryab, Ghor, Badghis, Daikundi, Bamyan, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Logar, and Paktia. Earlier in April, Afghanistan witnessed a series of natural disasters, resulting in 148 fatalities and 216 injuries. The calamities, including heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, earthquakes, and lightning, caused damage to over 9,000 homes and 15,500 acres of agricultural land.
