Flash floods cause financial losses in Parwan

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Flash floods destroyed about 40 residential houses, crops on 328 acres of land and washed away five water heads and a kilometer road in central Parwan province, an official said on Monday.

Maulvi Abdul Alim Afzali, director of natural disasters preparedness department, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Initial figures suggest that recent flash floods destroyed 40 residential houses, two shops, five water heads, a 1km road in the province.”

He said flash floods also washed away crops on 328 acres of land and killed five animals.

He added a technical team has been dispatched to Salang district to provide the affected-people with assistance.

Flash floods hit some parts of Charikar, the provincial capital and Salang district yesterday (Sunday).

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