At least 400 killed by floods in Afghanistan

June 23 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least 400 people have died this Wednesday from the floods that have hit different provinces of Afghanistan, according to the Afghan channel Tolo News.

“The injured have been evacuated to hospitals. People whose residences were damaged by the floods have been evacuated and tents have been provided,” said Afghan Deputy Minister for Natural Disaster Management Mawlawi Sharfuddin Muslim.

Likewise, the floods have caused economic losses to the residents, according to the State Ministry of Natural Disaster Management, as reported by the aforementioned channel.

Heavy rains have affected the provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Laghman, Panjshir, Parwan, Kabul, Kapisa, Maidan Wardak, Bamiyan, Ghazni, Logar, Samangan, Sar-e-Pul, Tahar, Paktia, Jost and Daikundi, as well as to the Salang areas.