INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of State Disaster Management said Wednesday at least 182 people have died and more than 250 have been injured in flash floods
in different parts of the country in the past month.According to the ministry, floods have destroyed hundreds of houses, damaged thousands
of acres of agricultural land and killed thousands of livestock.In addition, thousands of families have been affected and are in need of
urgent humanitarian assistance.Mohammad Nasim Haqqani, the head of the ministry&s information and public relations department, said the
worst hit provinces in the past month have been Logar, Nuristan, Nangarhar, Parwan, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Zabul and Kandahar.Haqqani also
said that the recent flashfloods have caused huge financial losses in some areas
Officials said that flood victims have appealed to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to help.At the same time, the residents of
Paktia province say that many children have contracted diarrhea due to the recent rains and floods
They want the public health ministry to take specific steps to prevent this disease.However, the ministry says that medical assistance has
been provided to vulnerable people but that the assistance was not enough.Earlier in the day, the IEA appealed to the international
community to help those affected.Based on forecasts by the Meteorological Department, 22 provinces could again experience heavy rain over
the next two days and some provinces can expect up to 60mm of rain.The post Flood death toll rises to at least 182 people in past month
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