Downpour, flash flood destroy houses, farmlands in N. Afghanistan

STORY: Downpour, flash flood destroy houses, farmlands in N. Afghanistan DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-hit area in northern Balkh province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Rainstorms and flash floods have destroyed residential houses and farmlands in northern Afghanistan, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said on Friday. Heavy rains triggered destructive floods on Thursday evening, which partially damaged or utterly destroyed more than 300 houses and 3,000 acres of farmlands in Zari district of the northern Balkh province and its vicinity, Waziri told reporters. The floods have also killed numerous cattle in Zari district and adjoining areas, the official said. There is no report of casualties, the official said, adding that rescue teams have been sent to affected areas to help the affected families. Heavy floods have also cut off the link between Qalat, the capital of Zabul province, to seven districts in Afgh

30 injured as minibus collides with truck in southern Afghanistan

STORY: 30 injured as minibus collides with truck in southern Afghanistan DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: QALAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people rescuing and treating patients STORYLINE: A total of 30 people were injured as a minibus collided with a truck in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province on Monday, head of the province's health department Abdul Hakim Hakimi said. The injured include five children and five women, with some of them in critical condition. Confirming the road accident, Zabul police spokesperson Zabihullah Jawhar said an investigation had been launched into it, without providing more details. The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported that the victims were going to attend a wedding party when their minibus collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction. Reckless driving often leads to deadly traffic accidents in the war-torn country. A road accident claimed seven lives and injured nine others in the central Daykundi prov

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(220218) -- ZABUL, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Local people and rescue team members rescue a five-year-old boy who was trapped in a deep dry well in Jaldak area of Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2022. A five-year-old Afghan boy, who was trapped in a 20-meter-deep dry well at mid-day on Tuesday, was found dead on Friday in Afghanistan's Zabul province, an Interior Ministry official wrote on Twitter. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)