Over 700 families affected as flash floods hit Afghan provinces

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 6 (ANI): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported that at least 721 families have been impacted by the recent heavy rainfall and flash floods in the Afghan provinces of Kabul, Laghman, and Kapisa, Tolo News reported.According to NDMA spokesperson Mohammad Younus Hamad, several residential houses have been completely or partially destroyed, while over 1,000 acres of agricultural land have been washed away. Fruit farmers have also suffered major losses due to the floods, Tolo News said.Hamad stated that the floods have caused widespread damage to infrastructure and livestock. He added that several kilometres of roads have been damaged and around 3,000 chickens were killed at a poultry farm, further compounding the losses for local communitie