Number of people affected by floods in Afghanistan exceeds 140,000

Thu, 12 Jun 2014 23:33:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rains over the past six weeks in northern Afghanistan have triggered flash floods affecting over 140,000 people. New flash flood in Guzargah-e-nur r district in Baghlan province. Shelter cluster identified over 8,000 houses totally destroyed, $2.

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 28 | 01 – 31 May 2014

Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:31:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan HIGHLIGHTS  Heavy rains over the past six weeks in northern Afghanistan have triggered flash floods affecting over 140,000 people.  New flash flood in Guzargah-e-nur r district in Baghlan province.

Death toll in Afghanistan flood rises to 80

Mon, 09 Jun 2014 01:13:00 +0200TheScotsman (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan ’s mountainous and remote north, an official said yesterday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

At least 80 killed in flash flood in remote north of Afghanistan

Mon, 09 Jun 2014 00:56:00 +0200independent (en)

More than 80 bodies were found on Sunday after a flash flood in Afghanistan ’s remote north, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 20:22:00 +0200usnews (en)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A provincial official says 81 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north.

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:22:00 +0200charlotteobserver (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged Click to Continue

Death Toll From Afghan Flood Rises to 81 Killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:13:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

Officials say 81 bodies recovered after flash flood in remote northern Afghanistan

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 18:50:00 +0200denverpost (en)

GUZIRGA I-NUR, Afghanistan (AP) More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

Death toll from Afghanistan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 18:31:00 +0200CBC (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 18:25:00 +0200nst (en)

GUZIRGA I-NUR: More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan ’s mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 18:10:00 +0200seattletimes (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 18:01:00 +0200AP (en)

GUZIRGA I-NUR, Afghanistan (AP) — More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people. Lt.

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:59:00 +0200nation (en)

Kabul- More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous areas and remote north, according to a provincial official today, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people and Army helicopters flew in supplies to thousands left homeless by the disaster.

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:45:00 +0200nzherald (en)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for...

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:34:00 +0200bostonherald (en)

KABUL, Afghanistan — More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:21:00 +0200charlotteobserver (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged Click to Continue

Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:12:00 +0200ahram-EN (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people. Lt. Fazel Rahman, the police chief in the Guzirga i-Nur district of Baghlan....

Flash floods kill at least 80 in northern Afghanistan

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 16:33:00 +0200latimes (en)

At least 80 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing in two days of severe flooding in northern Afghanistan , officials said Sunday.

Death Toll From Afghan Flood Rises to 81 Killed

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 16:08:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

Officials say 81 bodies recovered after flash flood in remote northern Afghanistan

Flash floods kill 80 in northern Afghanistan

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:44:00 +0200latimes (en)

At least 80 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing in two days of severe flooding in northern Afghanistan , officials said Sunday. Families were searching desperately for loved ones amid the wreckage of water-logged villages after flash floods that began Friday in Baghlan province and swallowed up houses made of mud.

Death toll from Afghan flood climbs to 81

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:04:00 +0200JakartaPost (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people and Army helicopters flew in supplies to thousands left homeless. Lt.

Death toll rises in Afghan floods

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 13:32:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 12:23:00 +0200gulfnews (en)

Kabul: More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan ’s mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said on Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people and army helicopters flew in supplies to thousands left homeless by the disaster.

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 10:12:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan s mountainous and remote north as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 10:08:00 +0200thenewage (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official s

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:38:00 +0200nst (en)

KABUL, Afghanistan : More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan’s mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said today, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people and Army helicopters flew in supplies to thousands left homeless by the disaster.

Death toll from Afghan flood climbs to 81

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:34:00 +0200miamiherald (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people and Army helicopters flew in supplies to thousands left homeless.

Death Toll From Afghan Flood Climbs to 81

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:33:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

Officials say 81 bodies recovered after flash flood in remote northern Afghanistan

81 killed in floods in northern Afghanistan with more deaths likely

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:30:00 +0200scmp (en)

Flash floods have killed more than 80 people in northern Afghanistan , washing away hundreds of homes and forcing thousands to flee, officials said Sunday, warning that the death toll was expected to rise.

Death toll from Afghan flood climbs to 81

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:27:00 +0200AP (en)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people and Army helicopters flew in supplies to thousands left homeless.

Death toll from Afghan flood climbs to 81

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:18:00 +0200charlotteobserver (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan 's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured Click to Continue

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:14:00 +0200usnews (en)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A provincial official says 81 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north.

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:13:00 +0200denverpost (en)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people and Army helicopters flew in supplies to thousands left homeless by the disaster.

Afghanistan flash flood kills dozens in Baghlan province

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:09:00 +0200vietnamnet-en (en)

The flooding has been deadliest in the Guzargah-e-Nur district of the province 140km (87 miles) north of the provincial capital Puli Khumri. Police say the dead include women and children. About 200 people are missing. Some 2,000 homes have been destroyed and roads washed away in what a local official said was a "huge disaster".

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:07:00 +0200usaToday (en)

Afghans living in the northern mountains have largely been spared from war, but not natural disasters.

Death toll rises in Afghan floods

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 08:55:00 +0200herald-ie (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

Death toll rises in Afghan floods

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 08:44:00 +0200independent-ie (en)

More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 08:40:00 +0200nzherald (en)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain...

At Least 75 Bodies Recovered From Afghan Flood Area

Sat, 07 Jun 2014 19:07:00 +0200rferl (en)

Afghan officials say they have recovered some 75 bodies from an area of the northern Baghlan Province that was hit by flash floods.

'At least 50 dead' in Afghan floods

Sat, 07 Jun 2014 12:56:00 +0200bbc (en)

Flash flooding in the remote northern Afghan province of Baghlan kills at least 50 people and forces thousands from their homes, officials say.

Heavy rains, floods kill more than 100 people in N. Afghanistan

Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:54:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan , June 7 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains and floods killed more than 100 people, wounded around 100 others and washed away dozens of houses in Gazargah-e-Noor district of the northern Baghlan province on Friday night, district governor Noor Mohammad Gazar said Saturday.