UN: Heavy rains, floods kill 20 in Kandahar region

Описание: (3 Mar 2019) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said at least 20 people died as heavy rains and flooding over the past few days swept away their homes and cars in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province.
Abdul Qayoom Pukhla, the head of Kandahar's main hospital, said 12 people killed in the floods had been brought in, as well as 35 injured.
The UN said on Saturday night that at least 10 people, including children, remain missing, and up to 2,000 homes are believed to have been damaged.
The local governor's office said the flooding was the worst in Kandahar in at least seven years and that heavy snowfall had hampered rescue efforts.
So far this year, nearly 50 people in Afghanistan have died in floods.
Heavy snowfall across the country this winter has cut off many areas and raised fears of severe flood in the spring.

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