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More than 200 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: UN

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More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on Saturday, as authorities

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  1. Digital Journal

    Flash floods kill 50 in one day in north Afghanistan (opens Digital Journal)

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    At least 50 people, mainly women and children, were killed Friday in flash flooding that ripped through Afghanistan's Baghlan province, in the north of

  2. The Guardian

    At least 50 dead after flash flooding in northern Afghanistan (opens The Guardian)

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    Death toll may rise as search continues for victims under mud and rubble and as more rain approaches

  3. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Flash floods kill 62 in one day in north Afghanistan (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    The toll from deadly flash flooding that ripped through northern Afghanistan on Friday rose to 62 people, mainly women and children, an official said, in a country highly vulnerable to

  4. Voice of America

    Flash floods kill at least 50 in one day in north Afghanistan (opens Voice of America)

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    Emergency workers are still searching for victims and survivors

  5. Fox News

    Taliban reports at least 50 dead as flash floods wreak havoc in northern Afghanistan (opens Fox News)

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    Flash floods triggered by seasonal rains in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province have left at least 50 people dead, according to the Taliban.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Floods kill 50 people in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Officials say residents were unprepared for the heavy flash floods, adding that the death toll could rise.

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban official said.

  8. Digital Journal

    More than 200 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: UN (opens Digital Journal)

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    More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on Saturday, as authorities

  9. NBC New York

    Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says (opens NBC New York)

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    The U.N. food agency says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that also destroyed more than 1,000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan.

  10. Delaware Public Media

    Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Floods from heavy seasonal rains have destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said. A U.N. official said the floods are a reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to the climate crisis.

  11. Washington Times

    Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, U.N. says (opens Washington Times)

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    Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.

  12. KTVZ Bend

    At least 200 people killed by flash floods in Afghanistan as humanitarian emergency looms (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Niamh Kennedy and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Flash flooding that has ravaged northern Afghanistan in recent days has killed at least 200 people, UN agency the International Organization for Migration (IOM) told CNN Saturday.

  13. Voice of America

    UN reports 300 deaths from flash floods in northern Afghanistan (opens Voice of America)

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    A senior Taliban official says the death toll might rise and noted that military helicopters were assisting in local rescue efforts

  14. New York Times

    Flash Flooding in Afghanistan Kills at Least 137, With More Missing (opens New York Times)

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    Heavy seasonal rains have set off floods in the northern province of Baghlan and in at least three other provinces.

  15. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Flash floods kill hundreds and injure many others in Afghanistan, Taliban says (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Flash floods from seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed hundreds of people and injured a ''substantial number,'' a Taliban official said Saturday, without giving exact figures.

  16. France 24

    Afghanistan floods leave more than 200 dead, thousands homeless, UN says (opens France 24)

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    Flash floods that have ripped through northern Afghanistan left more than 200 people dead in a single province, the United Nations said on Saturday.

  17. Los Angeles Times

    Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, U.N. says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The U.N. food agency says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that also destroyed more than 1,000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan.

  18. CBS News

    Flash floods in northern Afghanistan killed more than 300 people, U.N. says (opens CBS News)

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    The U.N. food agency says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that also destroyed more than 1,000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan.

  19. Green Field Reporter

    Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. The World Food Program said it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the many floods that hi…

  20. Portland Press Herald

    Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The floods hit as Afghanistan is still reeling from a string of earthquakes at the beginning of the year as well as severe flooding in March.

  21. Deutsche Welle

    Afghanistan: Flash floods near Kabul kills dozens – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Several homes and properties in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province have been destroyed in flash floods with at least 50 people killed. The death toll is expected to rise.

  22. NBC News

    Hundreds killed by flash floods in northern Afghanistan, U.N. says (opens NBC News)

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    Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said.

  23. Al Jazeera

    Death toll from Afghanistan flash floods crosses 150 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Thousands of houses have been destroyed or damaged in the worst-hit northern province of Baghlan.

  24. WMUR

    UN: Flash floods kill more than 300 people in Afghanistan (opens WMUR)

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    The U.N. food agency says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that also destroyed more than 1,000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan.

  25. Deutsche Welle

    Afghanistan: Flash floods near Kabul kill dozens – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Several homes and properties in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province have been destroyed in flash floods with at least 50 people killed. The death toll is expected to rise.

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