After the deadly flood occur in Afghanistan this week, rescuers are still continuing the search operation for missing people on Saturday. Officials said that Around 160 peole are killed and washed away from thie homes across the country.
According to the Afghanistan’s Ministry for Disaster management, Thirteen provinces, mostly in the country’s north, had been affected by floods.
Wahida Shahkar, a spokeswoman for Parwan’s governor says,”Rescue teams are still in the area and searching for the missing bodies”.
In Parwan, just north of the capital Kabul, 116 people had been killed and more than 120 injured, with 15 people still missing, national and local officials said.
On Wednesday early morning, Flash flooding had hit Parwan which washed away severals home and buildings. Local police spokesman Salim Noori said that the community in the worst-affected areas were mostly farmers and informal workers who were already struggling financially and that police were appealing for donations of blood for the many injured.
The Ministry of Defence said that Afghan security forces were assisting in recovery efforts and distributing aid. The forces have also been dealing with rising violence from the insurgent Taliban as the start of peace talks in Doha hit delays.
NATO said that its forces were also supporting the Afghan military and had flown food, water and blankets to the area earlier in the week.
