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35 dead, 250 injured in Afghanistan flash floods

35 dead, 250 injured in Afghanistan flash floods

Kabul, July 15 (UNI) At least 35 people were killed and 250 others were injured as rainstorms and flash floods swept through east Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Monday afternoon, a local official said.
The disaster, according to Nangarhar's provincial director for information and culture, Qurishi Badlon, affected the provincial capital of Jalalabad, Sukh Rod District, and their neighbouring areas in the province bordering Pakistan.

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