PARON (Pajhwok): Recent flash floods in the Kamdesh district of eastern Nuristan province have left 113 people dead, the governor said on Saturday.
Hafiz Abdul Qayyum told Pajhwok Afghan News the flooding in Mir Desh area also damaged crops on 550 acres of land and a 12-kilometre road
Qayyum said the bodies of 113 people had been found after the floods ravaged the area, ruining a mosque and sweeping away 173 houses.
He added that 10 watermills, 10 shops, crops on 550 acres of land, four pick-up vehicles, two scooters and seven bridges were also destroyed.
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