MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Emergency Response Department officials on Saturday said people suffered injuries and financial losses due to hailstorms, heavy rain and subsequent flooding in Mehtharlam, the provincial capital, and Alingar district of eastern Laghman province last night.
Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi, head of the department, told Pajhwok Afghan News 20 houses were completely and partially destroyed in Gularam area of Mehtarlam due to hailstorm and rain
He said four children and a woman were injured in the area.
He said flooding destroyed crops on 400 acres of land and washed away animals in Gamba of Alingar district and Hakimabad areas . . .
