Overview
- Rescue teams are searching collapsed buildings and rubble in the provincial capital Parun after flash floods on Tuesday left at least 23 people dead.
- Officials report about 80 people were injured and more than 100 are unaccounted for, with searches and rescue operations continuing in Nuristan.
- Video and eyewitness accounts show floodwaters sweeping away homes and causing multiple building collapses, which hampered immediate relief efforts.
- The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation forecast heavy rain, thunderstorms, strong winds and flash floods for ten provinces, increasing the chance of new incidents.
- Afghanistan’s mountainous terrain and weak flood-protection infrastructure have produced repeated deadly floods, including roughly 110 deaths earlier this year and more than 300 in spring 2024, which raises concerns about displacement and longer-term relief needs.