Afghans collects their belongings from their damaged home after heavy flooding in the western Ghor province on May 18, 2024.Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports.In the hard-hit western province of Ghor, 50 people were reported dead, said Abdul Wahid Hamas, spokesman for the provincial governor.
The U.N. food agency posted on social media platform X, saying Ghor was the most affected by the floods where 2,500 families were impacted. WFP assessment teams are on the ground to deploy assistance, the post said. Last week, WFP said the exceptionally heavy rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed thousands of houses, mostly in the northern province of Baghlan, which bore the brunt of floods on May 10.