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Afghanistan
Parts of Ghor, Faryab Devastated By Floods
2024-05-19
[TOLONEWS] Nearly 70 people have died due to devastating floods in the provinces of Ghor and Faryab.

Thousands of homes, hundreds of shops, and thousands of acres of farmland have been destroyed in these floods, and thousands of livestock have also perished.

Local officials in Ghor province have reported that ten residents are still missing, and the corpse count from the floods that occurred yesterday evening (Friday) may increase.

Yesterday's floods in Ghor have devastated nearly eighty percent of the city of Ferozkoh.

Additionally, the floods have surrounded the Minaret of Jam in Ghor, raising concerns about the potential destruction of this 800-year-old monument.

Abdul Wahid Hamas
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
, the spokesperson for the governor of Ghor, told TOLOnews: "In these floods, fifty people, including women and kiddies, have died, and several are missing. Two thousand houses have been completely destroyed, and more than four thousand houses have been partially damaged. Furthermore, two thousand five hundred shops in the city of Ferozkoh and the districts of this province have been destroyed."

The destructive and deadly floods in Ghor have also affected the districts of Shahrak, Dolina, and Tiura alongside the city of Ferozkoh. The main Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
-Ghor highway and roads connecting the districts to Ferozkoh have been destroyed and blocked.

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