Country: Afghanistan Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Very heavy rainfall affected seven provinces of Afghanistan since 24 April, causing flash floods that have resulted in more casualties and damage. The affected provinces are Faryab, Badghis, Baghlan, Bamiyan, Badghis, Ghor and Sar-e Pul. According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), as of 8 May, the death toll stands at 16 fatalities, with nine injured people. In addition, UN OCHA also reports a total of approximately 73 300 affected people (of whom around 56 900 are in need of assistance) and approximately 7 500 damaged houses (of which an uncertain number are completely destroyed) across the affected area. Over the next 72 hours, no more rainfall is forecast over the whole country.
Afghanistan – Flash floods, update (UN OCHA, IFRC, NOAA Central Asia) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 May 2026)
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