KABUL: Local officials said that around 60 people have been killed in recent floods and heavy rains in Baghlan province of Afghanistan, local media reported on Saturday. Local official Edayatullah Hamdard said that the floods caused losses to people property and houses in several districts of Baghlan. The Taliban’s spokesman for the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management Abdullah Janan Saiq said that the flash floods also hit Kabul, said. He stated that the rescue workers are making efforts to provide foods and other aid to the flood-hit areas.
Saiq maintained that the rescue operation is the main focus of rescue officials at the moment, and that he later might be able to provide more figures on damages and casualties. As per media reports, rescue workers were “searching for any possible victims under the debris, with the help of security officials, he said. The officials said that dozens of tents, food and blankets were provided to those who lost their houses in the recent floods in the country.
Videos seen on different plate forms of social media showed huge torrents of muddy water swamping streets and roads.
In a statement, Interim Government of Afghanistan spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said that the authorities would provide aid to flood affected areas in the country.
