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In Brief
This Bulletin (no. 01/2007) is being issued for information only, and reflects the status of the situation and information available at this time. The Federation is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time.
The Situation
Unusual flash floods and a landslide have caused the death of 63 civilians, mostly women and children, in several provinces of Afghanistan, since 24 June 2007.
According to an assessment report from the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), a landslide caused by heavy rain on 24th June, killed six children in Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan.
As a result of a surge of floods in Kunar province in the eastern part of the country on 25th June, seven people died and three people are still missing. The floods also destroyed houses, agricultural land and orchards, bridges, roads, dams and power supply in the area. In the neighbouring Nangarhar province, 69 houses were destroyed in some areas, particularly in Sorkhrod district. In Kama district, 40 people were evacuated by Ministry of Defence helicopters.
Three children and two women were killed by flash floods that hit in Kabul province (Qarabagh and Farza districts). The floods also damaged houses and killed a number of farm animals in the area. In Nijrab district, in Kapisa province to the north of Kabul, three people were killed and one person went missing due to flooding. In the adjoining Parwan province, floods killed five people and injured eight persons in Surkhparsa district.
On 26th June, floods hit Paktya province (Zormat, Ahmad Abad and Jaji Ayob districts) in the southern part of Afghanistan, killing five people and destroying several houses and land. Floods in the neighbouring Ghazni province (Ajrestan, Khogyani and Zankham districts) killed two children, injured several people and covered hundreds of hectares of land with mud.
Floods in Panjshir province, to the north of the Kabul, on 27th June, killed 24 people and injured 40 people. On the same day, floods caused by heavy rain in the 11th district of Kabul city, killed three children, injured two people and washed away three others, who are still missing. In the central province of Wardak, flooding damaged agricultural crops, trees and livestock, which caused further hardships for many poor farmers.
Map: Afghanistan: Floods