At least 40 dead in Afghanistan and Pakistan after heavy rains and flash floods
- In Afghanistan’s central Maidan Wardak province, numerous people were killed in their sleep by rapidly rising floodwaters. Dozens more are missing, authorities said
- In the Pakistani border province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, thunderstorms and strong winds caused landslides that damaged roads and buildings, local news reported
Devastating flash floods in Afghanistan struck areas in eight provinces across the country, killing at least 31 people and leaving scores more missing, civil defence officials said.
In the Pakistani border province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, thunderstorms and strong winds over the weekend caused landslides that damaged roads and buildings, according to the newspaper Dawn. At least nine people were killed.
More than 100 people have died in Pakistan since the monsoon rains began at the end of June.
In Afghanistan’s central Maidan Wardak province, numerous residents were killed in their sleep by rapidly rising floodwaters. Dozens more are missing, according to disaster response authorities, after hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed and roads closed by the flash floods.
Flash floods usually catch people by surprise as there is no alarm system in the mountainous country.