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70 killed as Afghanistan hit by heavy rains

Terra Daily Thursday, 18 April 2024
Kabul (AFP) April 17, 2024

Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the government's disaster management department said Wednesday. Afghanistan was parched by an unusually dry winter which desiccated the earth, exacerbating flash-flooding caused by spring downpours in most provinces. Disaster management spokesman Janan Sayeq said "approximately 70 people lost th
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