Authorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan have reported that heavy rains, which have caused severe flooding and landslides, have killed at least 45 people over the past five days. Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) stated on Monday that 28 people have been killed, 49 injured, and more than 100 homes destroyed in the floods.

According to ANDMA, most of the deaths in Afghanistan occurred in central and eastern provinces, including Parwan, Maidan Wardak, Daikundi, and Logar. The authority added in a statement that weather conditions remain “unstable” in parts of the country, with a continued risk of more rain and flooding in some areas.

In Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said 17 people were killed and 56 wounded. Heavy rainfall has continued to sweep across Afghanistan since Thursday, triggering floods and landslides in multiple provinces.

Officials in central and eastern Afghanistan reported that the weather prompted the closure of several highways, with further rains and storms forecast for Tuesday. ANDMA has warned citizens to refrain from using “rivers and flooded streams, and follow the weather forecast seriously.”

In the central province of Daikundi, the local disaster management department said a five-year-old child was killed when a roof collapsed, while in the eastern province of Nangarhar, a woman died under similar circumstances. Afghanistan is vulnerable to extreme weather, particularly heavy rainfall and monsoon seasons, which often trigger floods and landslides in remote areas with fragile infrastructure.

Source: www.aljazeera.com