Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises above 180

KABUL: Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to the international community for help. Flooding has wrought widespread devastation in central and eastern Afghan provinces in recent weeks, washing away thousands of houses and excacerbating the country’s economic and humanitarian crisis. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan can’t manage the floods alone, we ask the world, international organisations and Islamic countries to help us,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a news conference. Mujahid said 182 people had been killed by floods this month and 250 injured. More than 3,100 houses had been completely destroyed and thousands of livestock killed. Afghanistan has been reeling from natural disasters this year, including a drought and an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people in June. – Agencies