2020 Afghanistan flood

A series of flash floods occurred in Afghanistan in August 2020. They were caused by torrential rain in Charikar, Parwan Province.[1] The flood killed at least 190 people and injured 250 others, and destroyed hundreds of houses.[2] The Ministry of Disaster Management has also reported some casualties and destruction of infrastructure in the provinces of Kapisa, Maidan Wardak, Nangarhar, Panjshir, and Paktia.[3]

2020 Afghanistan flood
LocationAfghanistan
Deaths190

Recovery efforts were complicated by the ongoing War in Afghanistan, as in some areas, delivering assistance was not possible due to fighting.[4]

The death toll of the flood rose to 160 on 29 August 2020. 129 of the deaths occurred in Parwan.[5]

The death toll rise to 190 and 172 were injured on 1 September 2020.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Flash floods kill more than 70 in Afghanistan". 26 August 2020 via Reuters.
  2. "Over 110 Killed in Flash Floods in Afghanistan". TOLOnews. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Afghanistan flooding: Dozens dead, hundreds of homes destroyed". Al Jazeera English.
  4. Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Abed, Fahim (27 August 2020). "'I Lost Everyone': Floods Bruise a War-Weary Afghanistan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. "Death Toll Rises to 129 for Parwan Floods". TOLOnews. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. "190 Killed, 172 Injured in Recent Floods: Ministry". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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