Death toll from Afghanistan floods exceeds 330

Kabul: More than 330 died as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials.

The UN agency said on social media that more than 300 people died in northern Baghlan province alone, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed.

In an earlier report, 160 people were reported dead and 117 others injured as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of war-ravaged Afghanistan, local officials said today.

Afghanistan has been experiencing heavy rain and floods in the past month (April 2024), leading to casualties and property damage.