2020 Afghanistan flood

A series of flash floods occurred in Afghanistan in August 2020. They were caused by torrential rain in Charikar, Parwan Province.[1] The flood killed at least 190 people and injured 250 others, and destroyed hundreds of houses.[2] The Ministry of Disaster Management has also reported some casualties and destruction of infrastructure in the provinces of Kapisa, Maidan Wardak, Nangarhar, Panjshir, and Paktia.[3]

2020 Afghanistan flood
LocationAfghanistan
Deaths190

Recovery efforts were complicated by the ongoing War in Afghanistan, as in some areas, delivering assistance was not possible due to fighting.[4]

The death toll of the flood rose to 160 on 29 August 2020. 129 of the deaths occurred in Parwan.[5]

The death toll rise to 190 and 172 were injured on 1 September 2020.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Flash floods kill more than 70 in Afghanistan". 26 August 2020 – via Reuters.
  2. "Over 110 Killed in Flash Floods in Afghanistan". TOLOnews. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Afghanistan flooding: Dozens dead, hundreds of homes destroyed". Al Jazeera English.
  4. Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Abed, Fahim (27 August 2020). "'I Lost Everyone': Floods Bruise a War-Weary Afghanistan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. "Death Toll Rises to 129 for Parwan Floods". TOLOnews. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. "190 Killed, 172 Injured in Recent Floods: Ministry". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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