The floods have destroyed or damaged thousands of buildings.
in Afghanistan already more than 200 people have died in flash floods, says the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Heavy rains caused massive flooding in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan on Friday.
According to IOM, the floods have also destroyed or damaged thousands of buildings in the province. Water has also flooded the fields and crops in the country, where nearly 80 percent of the inhabitants earn their living from farming.
Soldiers and policemen have arrived in the area to help search for those lost in the floods.
Flash floods have occurred in different parts of the country since the middle of last month. In the northern province of Takhar, 20 people were said to have died on Saturday.
Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, even though it only produces a paltry 0.06 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Ravaged by decades of wars, the country is one of the poorest in the world and, according to experts, one of the worst prepared for the consequences of climate change.
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