Afghanistan: Heavy rains cause unseasonal floods, kill 39 

Kabul: Unseasonal rains and flooding have killed at least 39 people, including nine children, since July 5, across five provinces, due to flash flooding in Afghanistan, as per the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 

According to details, incidences of flash flooding increased in the past week with in the east, south, south-east, and central regions of Afghanistan. 

The heavy rains have damaged or destroyed around 2,900 houses, a tenfold increase since the last reporting period, and also disrupted livelihoods. 

Critical civilian infrastructure such as roads and bridges have also been impacted. The rains have caused land to slide, exposing unexploded ordnance from four decades of war and conflict, which are transported into several villages of Paktia. 

Families assessed to date report needing emergency shelter, non-food items, food and water, sanitation, and hygiene support.

This is the third time that the eastern region has experienced flash flooding in less than a month, with 19 people killed and 131 people injured. 

Moreover, in eastern Nangarhar and Nuristan, some 500 families were affected and about 800 hectares of agricultural land were destroyed, along with four mosques, two canals, five local flour mills, a bridge, 19 km (12 miles) of road and three schools.