Hurricanes And Flash Floods Killed 100 People In Pakistan-Afghanistan

UNSPLASH ILLUSTRATION.Marcelo Irigoyen

JAKARTA - It was reported that more than 100 people died in Pakistan and Afghanistan when heavy rains followed by flash floods hit the region.

In Afghanistan, heavy rains and floods in 23 provinces killed 66 people and injured 36 others, according to an initial report from Mullah Janan Sayeq, a spokesman for the Ministry of Disaster Management, reported by CNN, Wednesday, April 17.

Sayeq said 600 animals died, and more than 1,200 houses were completely destroyed or partly due to flooding.

The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs Coordination in Afghanistan said on Tuesday, April 16, heavy rains and floods had affected more than 1,200 families and damaged nearly 1,000 houses, according to a statement on X.

More than 63,000 hectares of land have been damaged, and the statement said the United Nations and its partners were "assessing the impact and need for assistance."

Heavy rains that continued also brought disaster to the border area with Pakistan, where 32 people died in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to reports issued by the provincial disaster management authorities.

Eight more people died in the southwestern province of Blochistan, according to provincial authorities.