At least 35 people were killed and 250 others injured as rainstorms and flash floods swept through east Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Monday afternoon, a local official said.
People gather to clear the rubble of a house partially damaged by a landslide due to heavy rainfall in Surkhroad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2024. /CFP
The disaster, according to Nangarhar's provincial director for information and culture Qurishi Badlon, affected the provincial capital of Jalalabad, Sukh Rod District and neighboring areas in the province bordering Pakistan.
The number of casualties is expected to rise, the official added.
Injured victims of a rainstorm are treated at a hospital, Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2024. /CFP
A similar natural disaster also claimed five lives in Nangarhar's neighboring Kunar province hours earlier on Monday morning.
Heavy rains and flooding have killed more than 400 and rendered thousands homeless in the country since May.
(Cover: People gather to clear the rubble of a house partially damaged by a landslide due to heavy rainfall in Surkhroad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2024. /CFP)