Recovery Efforts Underway After Flash Floods Kill Dozens in North Afghanistan

The death toll from severe flash flooding in the Afghan province of Parwan had risen to at least 71 people by the evening of August 26, local media reported.

An additional 100 people had been injured after flooding swept through the province overnight August 25 to 26, destroying homes and vehicles, according to officials cited by TOLOnews.

This footage shows recovery efforts in the provincial capital of Charikar, where floodwaters swept through homes, leaving mounds of mud and debris. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via Storyful