Afghanistan: Flash Floods Kill 22, Days After Dozens Killed

Afghan residents stand in the compound of their flood-damaged home after the waters receded in Surobi district of Kabul province on Aug. 7, 2013. (Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images)

In Afghanistan Sunday, at least 22 people died in flash floods near the capital, Kabul, reports Reuters. Of the 22, six were children. 

On Monday, flooding in Pakistan and Afghanistan killed more than 160, reported NBC News. More than 500 houses were destroyed outside Kabul.

Aid workers were having trouble getting to people in remote regions of Afghanistan impacted by flooding, as the Taliban control some key roads in the region, reported NBC.

Senior Kabul police officer, Sayed Ekramuddin Jalal, told Reuters on Sunday that rescue teams had been deployed. He also mentioned that some of the victims were visiting family in the region for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.