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At least 315 people are dead and over 1,600 others are injured after severe flooding in Afghanistan recently.
Persistent rain on Friday led to intense flash flooding across Afghanistan, washing away thousands of homes and leaving residents with absolutely nothing. They reported that there is no food, no water, no shelter, and no electricity. Only a couple of homes managed to survive the floods, which wiped out entire towns.
The northern province of Baghlan was the worst-hit, with most of the deaths occurring there, but the eastern province of Badakhshan and the western provinces of Ghor and Herat were also affected by the flooding.
Most of the victims were women and children who couldn't escape the villages fast enough. Once residents saw the deluge of rain outside, they stated that they began sprinting with family members to hilltops and higher areas to avoid getting caught up in the flash floods.
The country's economic output also took a beating, as numerous livestock were killed as well. The majority of Afghanistan's economy relies on agriculture, which has taken a beating from this year's rainy season.
Search-and-rescue crews are still sifting through the damage for any survivors, and officials have stated that they expect the death toll to rise as more bodies are discovered. Aid from the capital of Kabul is on the way, but damaged infrastructure like collapsed bridges and flooded roads are hindering their efforts to get there as quickly as possible.
Afghanistan is one of the most susceptible countries in the world to the effects of climate change, which are sparking more and more natural disasters in the region. They continue to get hit by stronger storms, which kill more people and inundate more areas every year.
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