Overall Orange Flood alert for Afghanistan in Afghanistan from 28 Jul 2021 01:00 UTC to 31 Jul 2021 01:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Flood for Afghanistan

in Afghanistan

Event summary

Flood Afghanistan can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1101010
Glide number:	FL-2021-000050-AFG
Death:	173
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Afghanistan
From - To	28 Jul - 31 Jul

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Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, Late July 2021Flooding struck in Kamdesh district (also Kamdeish or Kamdish) in Nuristan Province late on 28 July 2021. As of 29 July, Ariana News television network in Afghanistan reported at least 60 fatalities. Afghan Red Crescent carried out initial assessments 31 July and confirmed 113 fatalities and 173 houses destroyed.Sun 1 Aug 2021FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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