Heavy rainfall, severe windstorm predicted in 20 provinces

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Transport and Aviation has predicted heavy rainfall, lightning, strong windstorm and flooding in 20 provinces of the country today and tomorrow.

A statement from the ministry said heavy rainfall, lightning and flooding are expected in Badakhshan, Takhar, Nuristan, Laghman, Nangarhar, Kabul, Logar, Paktia, Kapisa, Panjshir, Parwan, Baghlan, Samangan, Balkh, Sar-i-Pul, Bamyan, Ghazni, Ghor, Daikundi, and Maidan Wardak province and the Salang Pass today and tomorrow.

The rain in different places is expected to be 15 to 40 millimeters.

A severe windstorm could hit the northern, western, southern, eastern, and central provinces, including the Salang Pass, with a speed of 50 to 90 kilometers per hour.

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