Overall Green Flood alert in Afghanistan from 25 Mar 2023 01:00 UTC to 31 Mar 2023 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in Afghanistan

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	FL 1101915
Death:	0
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Afghanistan
From - To	25 Mar - 31 Mar

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Afghanistan, March 2023UNOCHA Afghanistan reported on 28 March 2023 that heavy rains and flash flooding affected around 645 families across several provinces including Uruzgan and Balkh. Official state news agency Bakhtar News Agency several buildings were destroyed in flash floods in Charikar city in Parwan Province on 29 March. On 30 March Bakhtar News Agency reported 200 houses and 6,000 acres of farmland were destroyed in recent flash floods in the Delaram District in Nimroz (also known as Nimruz) province. TOLOnews reported landslides in ??Badakhshan Province closed the communication routes to five districts around 25 March.Tue 18 Apr 2023Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

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