Overall Green Flood
in Afghanistan

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1104033
Death: 20
Displaced: -
Countries: Afghanistan
From - To 19 Jul - 21 Jul

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Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, Mid- to Late July 2026Local media reported fatalities following flooding in areas of Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, from 19 July 2026.Tue 21 Jul 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Floods leave 9 dead, damage hundreds of homes across 9 provinces 7/24/2026 6:01:00 PM.

by The Frontier Post KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s National Disaster Preparedness Authority (ANDPA) says that floods over the past 24 hours have killed nine people, injured one and caused widespread destruction across nine provinces, damag
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UN Launches Emergency Response After Deadly Nuristan Floods 7/24/2026 2:22:00 PM.

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, says more than 40 people have been killed and dozens injured in the recent floods in Nuristan. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing. He said the United Nations and its
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Floods leave 9 dead, damage hundreds of homes across 9 provinces 7/24/2026 12:01:00 PM.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s National Disaster Preparedness Authority (ANDPA) says that floods over the past 24 hours have killed nine people, injured one and caused widespread destruction across nine provinces, damaging hundreds of homes
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India releases water into Chenab river as flood risk rises in Pakistan 7/24/2026 7:51:00 AM.

LAHORE: India has released water into the River Chenab without prior intimation to Pakistan, causing water levels to rise at several points along the river, according to Pakistani officials. The Flood Forecasting Division said water flow at
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),