CNN —Unseasonal rainfall has lashed Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past few days, killing more than 100 people across the neighboring countries, authorities said.
In Afghanistan, heavy rain and floods in 23 provinces killed 66 people and wounded 36 others, according to preliminary reports from Mullah Janan Sayeq, a spokesman for the Ministry of Disaster Management.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan said Tuesday that the heavy rains and floods have affected more than 1,200 families and damaged almost 1,000 houses, according to a statement on X.
Houses submerged after heavy rains flood Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on April 16, 2024.
The heavy downpours are unusual for the region at this time of the year, as Pakistan typically experiences the monsoon season from June through September.
Persons:
Mullah Janan Sayeq, Sayeq, Muhammad Sajjad, Abdul Majeed, –
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CNN, Ministry of Disaster Management, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, UN, Getty, Pakistan
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, Peshawar, Herat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, AFP, Balochistan