Local officials in Faryab and Sar-e-Pul say 15 people died, a large part of agricultural land was damaged and dozens of houses were destroyed due to flash floods in these two provinces.The floods killed five members of a family in Kohistanat district of Sar-e-Pul province.
At the same time, in Faryab province, 10 people were killed and 11 others injured, and dozens of houses and more than 50 acres of agricultural land were destroyed, local officials said.
The most damage has been done to the people of Lolash district of Faryab province.However, local officials said that floods have hampered the flow of UN food aid to remote areas.
Meanwhile, the World Food Program (WFP) says that floods have destroyed roads and bridges in affected areas in Afghanistan, making it difficult to transport food aid.
WFP stated that it has provided food aid to 20,000 victims across Afghanistan so far.The post Floods leave 15 dead in Faryab, Sar-e-Pul provinces first appeared on Ariana News.