Hundreds Dead or Missing in N Afghanistan Flash Floods

EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
DEADLY FLASH FLOODS
LARGE SCALE DESTRUCTION
MASS DISPLACEMENT
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Deadly Floods Destroy Thousands of Homes in N. Afghanistan, Leaving Scores Dead, Many Missing

Flash floods in northern Afghanistan have destroyed dozens of villages and thousands of homes, killing at least 120 people, and leaving many others missing. Hundreds more are injured and tens of thousands reportedly displaced.

The floods followed a two-day extreme rain event, which inundated three provinces of Faryab, Jowzjan and Sar-e Pul, said Afghanistan’s Natural Disaster Management Agency.

The floods have destroyed dozens of villages leaving tens of thousands of farm animals dead, the agency said.