1. PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL AND MELTING
SNOW HAVE CAUSED WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN AFGHANISTAN AFFECTING AT LEAST
SEVEN PROVINCES SINCE THE SECOND HALF OF APRIL. ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT
OF THE FLOODS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN VIEW OF THEIR EXTENSION OVER LARGE
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND INACCESSIBILITY OF SOME AFFECTED AREAS.
2. IFRC AND ICRC ARE SUPPORTING AFGHAN
RED CRESCENT SOCIETY (ARCS) FLOOD RELIEF OPERATION. THE FEDERATION ALLOCATED
SF 200,000 AS A LOAN FROM ITS DISASTER RELIEF EMERGENCY FUND FOR PROVISION
OF PLASTIC SHEETING, FOOD, WHEAT FLOUR, BALES OF CLOTHING, BLANKETS FOR
