Saturday, November 11, 2006
Afghanistan: Lethal floods strike the east
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(IRIN - AlertNet) from Afghanistan.
KABUL, 10 November (IRIN) - At least four people have been killed and five others are missing after flash floods, triggered by torrential rains, hit the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Friday.
"Early this morning in the Behsoud district of Nangarhar province, severe flooding occurred and we can confirm that four people were killed as a result and five are currently missing, many others have been injured," Dan McNorton, a public information officer with UNAMA, told IRIN in Kabul.
"Our initial reports indicate that over 1,000 houses have been destroyed either partially or totally," McNorton asserted.
Meanwhile, local authorities in Nangarhar province have called...
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BaazPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(IRIN - AlertNet) from Afghanistan.
KABUL, 10 November (IRIN) - At least four people have been killed and five others are missing after flash floods, triggered by torrential rains, hit the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Friday.
"Early this morning in the Behsoud district of Nangarhar province, severe flooding occurred and we can confirm that four people were killed as a result and five are currently missing, many others have been injured," Dan McNorton, a public information officer with UNAMA, told IRIN in Kabul.
"Our initial reports indicate that over 1,000 houses have been destroyed either partially or totally," McNorton asserted.
Meanwhile, local authorities in Nangarhar province have called...
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