Devastating floods have once again swept through the provinces of Ghor, Faryab, Badakhshan, Sar-e Pol, and Jawzjan.
According to initial reports, hundreds of houses have been destroyed, and in addition to the destruction of thousands of acres of agricultural land, hundreds of livestock have also perished.
There are no details available yet on human casualties resulting from these floods.
Abdul Rahman, a resident of Firozkoh city, said: “From Firozkoh city to the villages of Kandovan and Shahr Yaman, and from the west to the villages along the Harirod River, hundreds of houses and shops have been destroyed. People’s livestock have also perished. The water has entered people’s homes, and so far, there is no information on human casualties.”
Mohammad Sediq, another resident of Firozkoh, said: “The flood is ongoing and has entered the city, flooding people’s homes and shops, destroying houses and livestock.”
In the past ten days, this is the third time that devastating floods have hit the Murghab district of Ghor. In the most recent flood, one person died, and dozens of houses and shops have been destroyed.
Amanullah Paikar, the governor of Murghab district, said: “This is the third time that floods have hit, causing damage to the people. Everything in the market is submerged, and we have moved about twenty-five shops to higher ground.”
Juma Khan, another resident of Murghab district, said: “The roads are completely blocked, and the shops are completely ruined. People are trying to remove their belongings from their homes and shops, but they can’t do anything.”
The powerful floods in the city of Faizabad and the districts of Argo, Raghistan, Darayim, and Yaftal in Badakhshan have caused significant damage.
According to local authorities in Badakhshan, five hundred residential houses and ten thousand acres of agricultural land have been destroyed, and nearly five hundred livestock have perished.
Abdul Zaker, a resident of Badakhshan, said: “More than eighty houses have been completely destroyed, and people have no place to live and are living in the open.”
Toryali, another resident of Badakhshan, said, “All our possessions in the two houses we have are gone. We could only save our family, and everything else was washed away by the flood.”
In the provinces of Faryab, Jawzjan, and Sar-e Pol, powerful floods have also caused extensive damage to the people.
A number of residents from the flood-stricken Murghab district in Ghor say that a week after the devastating floods, they have still received no assistance.
Flood victims add that they have lost their homes and all their possessions, and they have no bread to eat.
Mohammad Zaman, a resident of Murghab district, Ghor, said: “We people are perishing, we have no way out, no bread, no water, and no shelter. If no help comes our way, we will perish.”
Abdul Jalil, another resident of Murghab district, said: “We are dying of hunger, we have no place and nothing to eat.”
Meanwhile, health officials in Murghab district report that following the floods, due to the lack of clean drinking water, diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhea have spread among children.
Mohammad Taher, head of the clinic in Murghab district, said: “The floods that occurred in Murghab district have increased respiratory illnesses and diarrhea.”
Local officials in Murghab district say that the lack of clean drinking water and food threatens the lives of the flood-affected citizens.
Mir Aqa Musleh, deputy district governor of Murghab, said: “The problem with the areas that have been damaged is that the water from the Murghab river is contaminated, and there is no access to clean water, nor is there sufficient food.”
Abdul Basir Yazdanpanah, a civil society activist, said: “People are still displaced; they have lost their homes, land, and livestock. They have no bread to eat, no clean water, and no shelter.” In recent days, several districts in Ghor, including Murghab and Charsada, have witnessed deadly and destructive floods.
According to local authorities in Ghor, the floods have claimed seven lives and nearly 600 homes have been destroyed, along with 7,000 jeribs (approximately 1,400 hectares) of agricultural land, dozens of shops, and several water channels.—Tolonews
