PUL-E-KHUMRI, February 25: Heavy rains and floods killed more than 100 people, wounded around 100 others and washed away dozens of houses in Gazargah-e-Noor district of the northern Baghlan province on Friday night, district governor Noor Mohammad Gazar said Saturday.
“Powerful wind, heavy rains and hailstones caused heavy flood in Gazargah-e-Noor district of Baghlan province Friday night killing more than 100 people and injuring around 100 others within hour,” Gazar told newsmen. However, he said that the causalities could go higher.
The flood had also washed away dozens of houses and damaged hundreds of others, he added. All the roads leading to Gazargah-e-Noor district have been destroyed or badly damaged, the district governor further said. He also added that the locals are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
Meanwhile, an elder of Gazargah-e-Noor district, Mullah Baz Mohammad Khan, said that more than 1,000 houses had been destroyed and hundreds of people including women and children had lost their lives in the natural disaster. He also said that the affected people are in need of humanitarian assistance as those survived the devastating flood are living in open air. -DNA
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