After heavy floods hit several regions of Afghanistan, the World Food Programme on Sunday announced that most flood-affected areas in Baghlan Province are inaccessible by vehicles, including trucks, reported Khaama Press.
As a result of the deadly floods in Afghanistan, over 300 people, as of now, have lost their lives, the Word Food Programme said Sunday, according to CNN.
In addition, the institution is talking to the federal, state and municipal governments and the Regional Development Bank of the Far South (BRDE) about making new resources available on an accelerated basis. These resources will be used to finance recovery and provide technical assistance in
Bennett called recent floods in Afghanistan, including in Baghlan where many lives were lost, a stark reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to climate crises.
The UAE conveyed its sincere condolences and expressed its solidarity with the friendly people of Afghanistan over victims of floods in several areas of Baghlan Province in northeastern Afghanistan, caused by heavy seasonal rain, which resulted in dozens of deaths, and severe damage.
At least 50 people have been killed and dozens more are missing in severe flooding that followed intense rain in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, TOLO News reported.
The death toll has mounted to 83 after a series of catastrophic floods in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul hit the nation, reported CNN, citing the state's civil defence unit.
The death toll has risen to 75 in Brazil floods, as the calamity continues to wreak havoc in the country's southern Rio Grande do Sul state, Al Jazeera reported.
Heavy downpour, followed by floods in Afghanistan has claimed lives of at least 14 people, and has also resulted in widespread destruction across the nation, according to TOLOnews.