Flash Floods Kill More Than 70 in Afghanistan

Flash Floods Kill More Than 70 in Afghanistan
Men carry an injured person out of a house after floods in Charikar, capital of Parwan province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 26, 2020. Stringer/via Reuters
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KABUL—A violent flash flood killed more than 70 people and destroyed hundreds of homes just north of Afghanistan’s capital on Wednesday, officials said.

The floods swept through Parwan province, which borders Kabul, in the early hours of the morning, washing away men, women, and children and destroying 300 homes, according to the Ministry of Disaster Management spokesman Tamim Azimi.