Afghan Villagers Search for Survivors as Flash Flood Kills at Least 40

Afghan Villagers Search for Survivors as Flash Flood Kills at Least 40
This screenshot shows Kamdesh district in the mountainous eastern province of Nuristan, where a flash flood killed at least 40 people, in Afghanistan, on July 29, 2021. Google Map/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Reuters
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KABUL—Afghan villagers searched desperately for survivors after a flash flood swept down a narrow valley in a Taliban-controlled area, killing at least 40 people and destroying dozens of houses in the early hours of Thursday morning, officials said.

Getting reliable information was difficult, according to Afghan officials, as Kamdesh district in the mountainous eastern province of Nuristan had fallen under the control of the Taliban and had poor telecommunications.