Floods cut off Bamyan from several provinces

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Some routes connecting central Bamyan to other provinces have been blocked by recent floods, an official said on Sunday.

Public Works Director Eng. Hafizullah Niamati told Pajhwok Afghan News a number of highways between Bamyan and other provinces had been closed temporarily and damaged by the recent flooding.

According to Niamati, Bamyan has no road links to Baghlan and -Sar-i-Pul, Yakawlang since Wednesday’s heavy floods.

Public Works Department’s machinery could not open the highways due to continuous flooding, the official explained.

The issue has been shared with higher-ups and efforts are underway to reopen the highways for traffic.

The heavy rainfall and flooding caused no causalities in the province, whose residents had suffered financial losses, he concluded.

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