Hundreds dead in flash floods in Afghanistan

(Associated Press) – More than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that have also destroyed more than 1,000 homes in northern Baghlan province, according to the U.N. food agency.

The World Food Program said Saturday it is distributing fortified cookies to survivors of one of the many floods that hit Afghanistan in recent weeks following unusually heavy rains.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s chief spokesman, posted on the social media platform X that hundreds had fallen victim to the catastrophic floods and a significant number had suffered injuries.