Qatar'said packages for the flood victims of Baghlan province arrived at Mazar-e-Sharif airport and were handed over to the officials of the Islamic Emirate.The 22-ton aid includes tents, food, medicines and household items.Qatari officials said at the airport that four more aid shipments will also be dispatched for flood victims.Meanwhile, the officials of the Islamic Emirate expressed their gratitude for Qatar'said and said that they need more international aid considering the extent of casualties and damages.Although international organizations are working help flood victims of Baghlan, this is the first aid package from a foreign country that has been sent for the victims of the disaster.Search operation continuesWith four days passed since the deadly and devastating floods, some residents of Borka district of Baghlan province have not been able to find the bodies of their loved ones.Samiullah, one of the flood victims in Baghlan province, says: &We are busy pulling out the martyrs from under the rubble.
We have been pulling out martyrs for almost three days.
Some martyrs are still missing.&Residents of Floul area of Borka district have painful stories about the floods and the loss of their loved ones and their homes.Jamil, one of the victims, says: &The flooding struck suddenly.
Here was a village.
All its residents were killed.&Sheikh Jalal area in Baghlan-i-Markazi district is another area where floods have caused the most greater human and material losses.
In this area, about 50 bodies were buried in a cemetery.&Various institutions of the Islamic Emirate have provided the basic necessities of life.
Health teams have arrived.
Food is provided for the displaced people,& said Alam Majidi, the spokesman of Baghlan governor.Based on official figures, more than 300 people have died as a result of floods in Baghlan province and over 1,600 others have been injured.The post Qatar'said packages for flood victims arrive in Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.