Afghanistan heavy rain, floods kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes
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Heavy rain and flooding has killed 22 people and injured 40, according to Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority.
In this photo taken on May 4, 2022, flash flood-affected children sit outside their damaged house at Qadis district in Badghis province. - Flash floods and storms killed at least 18 people after ravaging several provinces of Afghanistan over the past five days, an official said. (AFP via Getty Images) In this photo taken on May 4, 2022, flash flood-affected children sit outside their damaged house at Qadis district in Badghis province. - Flash floods and storms killed at least 18 people after ravaging several provinces of Afghanistan over the past five days, an official said. (AFP via Getty Images) Local residents stand near a road covered in debris and mud a day after flash floods affected in Shinwari District, Parwan Province, on May 5, 2022. (ABDUL SHAHMIM TANHA/AFP via Getty Images) A general view shows debris and mud covering the courtyard of a house a day after flash floods affected in Shinwari District, Parwan Province, on May 5, 2022. (ABDUL SHAHMIM TANHA/AFP via Getty Images) In this photo taken on May 4, 2022, flash flood-affected children sit outside their damaged house at Qadis district in Badghis province. (AFP via Getty Images)
"Due to flooding and storms in 12 provinces, 22 people have died and 40 injured," said Hassibullah Shekhani, head of communications and information at Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority.