Flash floods kill hundreds in Afghanistan, Taliban says

Flash floods from seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed hundreds of people and injured a “substantial number”, a Taliban official said.

In neighbouring Takhar province, state-owned media outlets reported the floods killing at least 20 people.Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman for the Taliban government, posted on social media on Saturday saying that “hundreds … have succumbed to these calamitous floods, while a substantial number have sustained injuries”.

He also said the government had ordered all available resources mobilised to rescue people, transport the injured and recover the bodies of the dead.

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