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9 die as flash floods sweep homes in Balkh

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MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): At least nine people have died as flash floods hit houses in different districts of northern Balkh province, an official said on Saturday.

Rahmatullah Zahid, the natural disaster management authority director, told Pajhwok Afghan News the flood hit Khulam, Shulgar, Chamtal, Chaharkand and Shkandi districts.

He said nine people, including two women, died in the disaster. Many houses, crops and animals were also harmed by the flooding. Khulam district was the worst-hit area.

 Zahid said many affected families had been . . .

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