Rainstorm, flash floods kill 4, injure 25 in E. Afghanistan

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Rainstorm, flash floods kill 4, injure 25 in E. Afghanistan

STORY: Rainstorm, flash floods kill 4, injure 25 in E. Afghanistan DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: JALALABAD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood affected area in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy rains and flash floods killed four people and injured 25 others in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, according to a statement of the provincial government released Saturday. The destructive floods washed away or badly damaged 300 houses, the statement said, adding that thousands of acres of farmlands were also destroyed. In the meantime, heavy rains coinciding with strong winds damaged gardens and fruit trees in the northern Balkh, Samangan, Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces. Afghanistan's meteorological department predicts more rains and floods in 18 out of the country's 34 provinces in the coming days. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jalalabad, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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