Kabul, July 21 (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed and over 80 others injured due to floods in Parun city of Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, local media reported on Tuesday. Highlighting a statement released by Taliban authorities, Afghanistan’s Khaama Press news agency reported that more than 100 people still remain missing after floods in Parun and nearby areas.In a statement, the Taliban-run National Disaster Management Authority said that heavy floods had impacted Parun and several o…
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Kabul, July 20 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed, around 80 others injured and more than 100 remain missing after flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall struck Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, a government official said.Yousuf Hammad, spokesperson for Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, said in a post on X that the floods caused heavy casualties in the province.He said officials from the provincial disaster management department had arrived in the affecte…