Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people,
the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to the international
community for help, Trend reports citing Reuters.
Flooding has wrought widespread devastation in central and
eastern Afghan provinces in recent weeks, washing away thousands of
houses and excacerbating the country’s economic and humanitarian
crisis. read more
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan can’t manage the floods
alone, we ask the world, international organisations and Islamic
countries to help us,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at
a news conference.
Mujahid said 182 people had been killed by floods this month and
250 injured. More than 3,100 houses had been completely destroyed
and thousands of livestock killed.
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