Afghanistan Floods Kill 5; Families Call for Aid

In recent days, heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding across various provinces of Afghanistan have resulted in significant human and financial losses.

According to reports, five people—including three children—have died and eight others have been injured due to flooding in the provinces of Kabul, Parwan, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Khost, Paktia, Paktika, Laghman, Zabul, and Nangarhar.

The floods have also destroyed 233 residential homes and damaged approximately 1,240 hectares (about 3,064 acres) of farmland, wiping out both mature crops and fruit orchards.

Meanwhile, flood-affected families in several provinces say they are in urgent need of emergency aid.

Mohammad Agha, a resident of Logar province whose farmland was washed away and whose home was damaged by the rains, told R.M. Media that the floods had destroyed numerous homes and submerged hundreds of hectares of cultivated land and ripened crops.

“It has been several days since the floods hit, but no responsible authorities or aid organizations have provided any necessary help,” he said.

He added, “I had planted tomatoes and beans on two hectares of land, but the floods buried everything. We have no other source of income—this land was how we met our needs, and now it’s gone. We are asking for help because farmers have suffered severe financial losses.”

Akhtargul, a flood victim from Maidan Wardak province, said his home was completely destroyed. For the past two days, he and his six-member family have been living under the open sky. He also appealed for urgent international assistance, saying they are living in extremely harsh conditions.

“Our homes and farmland were washed away by the floods, and we are now living under the open sky,” he said. “No help has arrived yet, and the situation is very worrying. If we don’t receive aid soon, flood-affected families will face hunger and famine.”

Flood-hit families in other provinces have expressed similar concerns about the lack of aid. The Afghanistan Meteorological Department has issued warnings of further heavy rains and possible flooding in several additional provinces.

Experts point to several contributing factors behind the severe damage, including the lack of protective embankments along rivers, the failure of authorities to issue timely warnings, and inadequate planning for flood risks when building homes. These shortcomings result in serious losses even during moderate rainfall.