KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Five-members of a family have been killed as flash floods swept away their vehicle in Ismailkhel Mandozai district of southeastern Khost province.
Maulvi Dost Mohammad Hilal, head of natural disaster management for Khost, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place on Friday evening.
He said the dead included a couple and three children aged six to 10 years.).
Recent heavy flooding has claimed dozens of lives besides inflicting financial losses on the people in a number of provinces.
In addition to Khost, Wardak, Kunar, Nuristan, Ghazni and Nangarhar provinces have witnessed life and property losses caused by floods and rains.
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