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WORLDJul 21 · 09:15 UTCWDIV CLICKONDETROITAssociated Press

Rescue crews in Afghanistan search for missing, dead in rubble left by flash flooding

Rescue crews in Afghanistan searched for survivors and bodies after flash floods in Nuristan province killed 23 people, injured 80, and left over 100 missing. Authorities warned of more extreme weather affecting 10 provinces, with Afghanistan's vulnerability due to conflict, poor infrastructure, and climate change highlighted, as past floods in 2024 and earlier this year caused over 300 and 110 deaths respectively.

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Afghanistan National Disaster Management AuthorityorganizationNuristanplaceParunplaceMinistry of Transport and Civil Aviation’s meteorology departmentorganizationAfghanistanplaceflash floodstopicclimate changetopicdeforestationtopic
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