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Tragedy Unfolds: Flash Floods Engulf Afghan Lives

<p>Reticent proprietor Nazer Mohammad hastily traversed homeward upon receiving news of tumultuous inundations besieging the periphery of a provincial metropolis in the northern expanse of Afghanistan. Upon arrival, he encountered desolation, bereft not only of domicile but also of his familial quintet. &#8220;The cataclysm transpired with abruptness unfathomed. Upon my arrival, a void greeted me [&hellip;]</p>

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12 May 2024
Tragedy Unfolds: Flash Floods Engulf Afghan Lives

Tragedy Unfolds: Flash Floods Engulf Afghan Lives

Reticent proprietor Nazer Mohammad hastily traversed homeward upon receiving news of tumultuous inundations besieging the periphery of a provincial metropolis in the northern expanse of Afghanistan. Upon arrival, he encountered desolation, bereft not only of domicile but also of his familial quintet.

“The cataclysm transpired with abruptness unfathomed. Upon my arrival, a void greeted me where once stood hearth and kinship. Instead, the locale lay shrouded beneath sedimentary deluge,” lamented Mohammad, 48. He recounted interring his spouse and progeny, two sons of 15 and 8, while relentless pursuit persists for his two daughters, aged approximately 6 and 11.

The United Nations’ sustenance agency approximated that atypical pluvial torrents in Afghanistan have wrought havoc, with a toll exceeding 300 souls and the obliteration of over 1,000 abodes, predominantly within the precincts of Baghlan, bearing the brunt of Friday’s inundation. Mohammad divulged that he happened upon the remains of his spouse and sons late Friday eve on the outskirts of Puli Khumri, the capital of Baghlan province.

“My fervent hope rests upon the possibility of my daughters’ survival,” he murmured, suppressing the deluge within. “In the twinkling of an eye, I have been divested of all: kin, hearth, chattels—now naught remains.” Humanitarian entity Save the Children attested to the plight of approximately 600,000 individuals, half of whom are minors, inhabiting the five districts of Baghlan grievously impacted by the deluge. They dispatched a mobile clinic furnished with healthcare and child welfare contingents to aid afflicted families.

“Existences and sustenance have been relinquished to the deluge,” articulated Arshad Malik, Save the Children’s national director. “Torrential floods ravaged hamlets, obliterating habitats and livelihoods. Children are left destitute. Families, already beleaguered by the economic repercussions of a triennial drought, cry out for succor.”

Malik underscored Afghanistan’s unpreparedness to confront climate vicissitudes, exemplified by intensified seasonal rains, beseeching international intervention. April witnessed the demise of at least 70 individuals due to downpours and flash floods, precipitating the destruction of approximately 2,000 dwellings, three mosques, and four educational institutions.

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