Death toll from Afghanistan's floods exceeds 330
STORY: Death toll from Afghanistan's floods exceeds 330
SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024
DATELINE: May 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: BAGHLAN, Afghanistan
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the flood-affected village in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province
STORYLINE:
More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials.
The UN agency said Saturday on social media that more than 300 people have been killed in northern Baghlan province alone, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed.
"WFP is now distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors," it said.
Afghanistan has been experiencing heavy rain and floods in the past month, leading to casualties and property damage.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghlan, Afghanistan.
(XHTV)
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