Конфликты · Afghanistan flash floods · АрхивAt Least 23 Dead, Over 100 Missing in Afghanistan Flash Floods — Nuristan DevastatedТекст 7 сентября 2026 г. в 21:22 UTCСмотретьРасшифровка0:00A catastrophic scene unfolding in0:01eastern Afghanistan this morning. Flash0:04floods sweeping through Nuristan0:05province have left at least 23 people0:07dead and the number is expected to rise.0:10More than 100 are now missing, 80 are0:12injured and the mayor of the provincial0:14capital Paroon is among those killed.0:16Entire homes, roads and agricultural0:18land have been swept away by the deluge.0:19Rescuers are working with their bare0:21hands and wooden poles. Bulldozers have0:23limited use clearing the debris through0:25these narrow mountain valleys. The0:27Afghan Red Crescent is now distributing0:29emergency tents to families who have0:30lost everything. The United Nations has0:32also begun assessing the scale of the0:34disaster. At least 23 confirmed dead, 800:37injured and more than 100 unaccounted0:39for. Those numbers from the Afghanistan0:41National Disaster Management Authority.0:43Officials warn the toll could rise as0:45search teams reach more remote villages0:47still cut off by flood damage.0:49The damage is staggering. Homes, crops,0:52livestock and vital public0:53infrastructure have all been wrecked.0:55The mayor of the provincial capital0:57Paroon, Sayed Ahmad Hashimi, is1:00confirmed among those killed when the1:01waters hit. Ongoing rain is now1:03complicating both the search and the1:05delivery of emergency supplies.1:07The Afghan Red Crescent Society has1:09begun distributing tents for displaced1:11families, but damaged roads are making1:13it extremely difficult to reach the1:14worst hit areas. The United Nations1:17Disaster Assessment Team is on the1:18ground, though continuing rain threatens1:20to trigger further flash flooding across1:22the region.Читать статьюХронология историиHeyDexКороткое видео ↗
