HERAT, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 12 people were killed, as heavy rains and flash floods hit parts of Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, the local government said yesterday.
“Flash floods engulfed vast areas in Adraskan district, and neighbouring districts in Herat province on Monday,” it said in a statement.
Among the dead were one woman and four children, according to a local government source.
The floods also destroyed tens of residential houses and orchards in these districts, and caused closure of several district roads to traffic, the statement said.
Rescue personnel arrived in the affected areas, and scores of local households have so far been evacuated to safer areas, according to the statement.
Heavy rains hit many areas in the country in recent weeks.– NNN-XINHUA
