CNN —Fifty people were killed and dozens are missing after heavy rains and flooding in Afghanistan’s province of Ghor on Friday, according to the Afghan Ministry of Refugees.
The Ministry said in a post on X on Saturday that 2,000 homes had been completely destroyed and up to 4,000 partially destroyed by recent flooding.
Hundreds of people have been killed by flash flooding in Afghanistan over the past several weeks, according to the UN.
Areas in northern Afghanistan have been ravaged by the heavy floods, including the provinces of Ghor, Badakhshan, Baghlan, and Herat.
In April, unseasonal rainfall and floods killed more than 100 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to authorities.
Persons:
Zabihullah Mojahid, Zabihullah Mujahid
Organizations:
CNN, Afghan Ministry of Refugees, UN
Locations:
Afghanistan’s province, Ghor, Afghanistan, Badakhshan, Baghlan, Herat, Pakistan