Thursday 16 May 2024
Islamabad (Urdu Point. UN Urdu. May 16, 2024) More than 300 people have been killed in the floods in several provinces of Afghanistan, while the aid to the affected areas has been severely hampered due to the destruction of roads and broken dams of rivers. There are difficulties.
The northern province of Baghlan was badly affected by the floods last weekend and the highest number of deaths occurred there.
Thousands of people have been displaced by the floods and are in urgent need of food, shelter and emergency medical services.
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The World Food Program (WFP) Acting Head for Afghanistan, Timothy Anderson, said that thousands of homes have been destroyed in the floods, while livestock and agricultural land have also been severely damaged.
Due to the destruction of roads and bridges, aid agencies have no access to the affected areas.
Speaking to reporters in Geneva, he feared the death toll could be as high as 300 as the flooding cut off many areas, detailing the damage. Not received.
Disasters of floods
According to the report of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Relief (OCHA), 21 districts of the country have been affected by the floods after the torrential rains on May 10 and 11. They include 10 districts of Baghlan province, 5 districts of Badakhshan and 6 districts of Takhar. So far, 80 percent of the deaths have occurred in Barka and Baghlani areas of Baghlan. 10,000 acres of agricultural land and gardens have also been damaged in this province.
50 bridges have been destroyed in the floods and 30 dams that generate electricity have also been destroyed.
The Meteorological Department of Afghanistan has said that there may be more rains in the northern areas in the coming days due to which there is a fear of increasing the loss of life and property.
A victim of natural calamities
Afghanistan is among the ten countries in the world that are expected to be adversely affected by climate change.
The rains in many parts of Afghanistan have come after years of drought.
Last year, earthquakes wreaked havoc in the country's western province of Herat and its surroundings, killing hundreds of people and leaving thousands homeless. The required amount of resources are not available to provide assistance to the poverty-stricken population in the country.
Timothy Anderson has said that Afghanistan is facing one natural disaster after another which is causing people to suffer extreme poverty. The recent floods have exacerbated the already dire humanitarian situation in the country, which will require generous financial resources from the international community.
