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Flood kills 4 people, washes away scores of houses in northern Afghan province

Xinhua, May 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least four people have been confirmed dead and four others injured as heavy rainfall and flash flood hit several villages in the northern Badakhshan province on Wednesday night, director of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in the province, Sayed Abdullah Hamayon Dehqan, said Thursday.

"Due to rainstorm and flooding which hit several villages in Tashkan, Baharak, Darayem and Shahada districts last night, at least four people including women and children have been confirmed dead and four others injured," Dehqan told Xinhua.

The flood also washed away or badly damaged scores of houses, hundreds of gardens and thousands of acres of farmlands, the official added.

He also noted that the number of casualties might go up as local officials are collecting information about loss of life and property damages.

Similar rainstorm and flood had also washed away or damaged hundreds of houses, roads and farmlands in Baghlan province on Wednesday night, local officials said. Endit