Sat, 10 May 2025
1 killed, 32 injured as flash flood sweeps E. Afghanistan

KABUL, May 10 (Xinhua) -- At least one person has been confirmed dead and 32 others sustained injuries as a flash flood swept through parts of eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Friday night, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Saturday.

Heavy rains triggered a flash flood in the provincial capital Jalalabad City, leaving one dead and 32 others injured, the report said, adding that the incident also inflicted property damages as several shops, houses and farmlands were smashed in the natural disaster.

Rainstorms and flooding in the region have killed three people and injured 34, leaving dozens homeless in parts of Afghanistan over the past couple of days.

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