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Nuristan flash floods
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Where it stands
As of July 21, floods in Nuristan had killed at least 23 people, injured 80 and left more than 100 missing. Continuing rain and damaged roads hampered rescue efforts; the Afghan Red Crescent was distributing tents and the UN was assessing needs, while the missing, casualties and damage remained unresolved.
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The story so far
Update 1
23 Dead and Counting: The Nuristan Flood That Cut Off a Province
Flash floods tore through eastern Afghanistan on Monday. Three days in, the toll is rising, the remote valleys are still unreachable, and the numbers keep disagreeing with each other.
Still open after this report
- The exact injury count, with NDMPA reporting 80 and OCHA reporting 15 from the same province on the same day.
- The fate and verified name of the mayor of Parun, reported missing but not independently named in the available sources.
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- NuristanNuristan, Afghanistan1 report
- ParunParun 290201, Afghanistan1 report
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